CVE-2004-0495

Summary: CVE-2004-0495 refers to multiple vulnerabilities in Linux kernel 2.4 and 2.6, identified by the Sparse source-checking tool, that can allow local privilege escalation or access to kernel memory. Affected software: Linux kernel for 2.4 and 2.6 series. Root cause/impact: local attacker cou...

CVE-2004-0554

CVE-2004-0554 affects the Linux kernel (2.4.x and 2.6.x on x86). The root cause is a local-denial-of-service condition triggered by an infinite loop that abuses a sequence of fsave/frstor instructions in a signal handler (as demonstrated by crash.c). The practical impact is a system crash/DoS wit...

CVE-2004-0535

CVE-2004-0535 relates to the Linux kernel's e1000 NIC driver (2.4.x and earlier) where memory used by the driver was not properly initialized before access. This could permit a local attacker to read portions of kernel memory. The issue is documented and linked to several vendor advisories (e.g.,...