CVE-2011-2525

CVE-2011-2525 affects the Linux kernel prior to 2.6.35, where the qdisc_notify function in net/sched/sch_api.c does not prevent tc_fill_qdisc calls referencing builtin Qdisc structures. This can lead to a NULL pointer dereference and OOPS, enabling local users to cause a denial of service and pot...

CVE-2011-1573

CVE-2011-1573: Linux kernel SCTP (net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c) can OOPs DoS when addip_enable and auth_enable are used because INIT/INIT-ACK length calculation ignores zero padding. Affects kernels before 2.6.34; patch/fix shipped in 2.6.34+. vulnerable component/file: sm_make_chunk.c; impact: denia...

CVE-2010-4563

The Connected documents provide concrete detail for CVE-2010-4563: when the Linux kernel handles IPv6, an attacker can probe for sniffing by sending an ICMPv6 Echo Request to a multicast address and observing whether an Echo Reply is returned (as shown by thcping). This affects the Linux kernel’s...