CVE-2009-2847

CVE-2009-2847 affects the Linux kernel: do_sigaltstack in kernel/signal.c on 64-bit systems fails to clear certain padding bytes, enabling local users to read sensitive data from the kernel stack via sigaltstack. Affected: Linux kernel versions 2.4–2.4.37 and 2.6 up to 2.6.31-rc5. Impact: local i...

CVE-2009-3624

CVE-2009-3624 affects the Linux kernel KEYS subsystem. The get_instantiation_keyring function in security/keys/keyctl.c fails to properly maintain the reference count of a keyring when a keyring is not specified by ID, enabling a local attacker to gain privileges or trigger a denial of service (O...