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oval:org.secpod.oval:def:600622
Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel that may lead to a denial of service or privilege escalation. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems: CVE-2011-1020 Kees Cook discovered an issue in the /proc filesystem that allows local use ... oval:org.secpod.oval:def:600648 Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel that may lead to a privilege escalation, denial of service or information leak. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems: CVE-2009-4067 Rafael Dominguez Vega of MWR InfoSecurity reported an iss ... oval:org.secpod.oval:def:600617 The linux-2.6 and user-mode-linux upgrades from DSA-2303-1 has caused a regression that can result in an oops during invalid accesses to /proc/<pid>/maps files. The text of the original advisory is reproduced for reference: Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel that ... oval:org.secpod.oval:def:700679 linux: Linux kernel Several security issues were fixed in the kernel. oval:org.secpod.oval:def:700715 linux-lts-backport-natty: Linux kernel backport from Natty Several security issues were fixed in the kernel. oval:org.secpod.oval:def:103017 The kernel package contains the Linux kernel , the core of any Linux operating system. The kernel handles the basic functions of the operating system: memory allocation, process allocation, device input and output, etc. |
