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Hugo Dias discovered that the ATM subsystem did not correctly manage socket counts. A local attacker could exploit this to cause a system hang, leading to a denial of service. It was discovered that the libertas wireless driver did not correctly handle beacon and probe responses. A physically near- ... oval:org.secpod.oval:def:301205 Some vulnerabilities were discovered and corrected in the Linux 2.6 kernel: net/atm/svc.c in the ATM subsystem in the Linux kernel 2.6.27.8 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service by making two calls to svc_listen for the same socket, and then reading a /proc/net/atm/*vc file, r ... oval:org.secpod.oval:def:202760 The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. This update addresses the following security issues: * the sendmsg function in the Linux kernel did not block during UNIX socket garbage collection. This could, potentially, lead to a local denial of service. * wh ... oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7980 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: Eugene Teo reported a local DoS issue in the ext2 and ext3 filesystems. Local users who h ... oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8144 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: Tavis Ormandy reported a local DoS and potential privilege escalation in the Virtual Dyna ... oval:org.secpod.oval:def:700345 Hugo Dias discovered that the ATM subsystem did not correctly manage socket counts. A local attacker could exploit this to cause a system hang, leading to a denial of service. It was discovered that the inotify subsystem contained watch removal race conditions. A local attacker could exploit this t ... oval:org.secpod.oval:def:400099 This update fixes various security issues and several bugs in the openSUSE 11.0 kernel. The kernel was also updated to the stable version 2.6.25.20, including its bugfixes. Following security issues were fixed: CVE-2008-5702: Buffer underflow in the ibwdt_ioctl function in drivers/watchdog/ib700wdt. ... oval:org.secpod.oval:def:500617 The Linux kernel These updated packages contain 730 bug fixes and enhancements for the Linux kernel. Space precludes a detailed description of each of these changes in this advisory and users are therefore directed to the release notes for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3 for information on 97 of the m ... oval:org.secpod.oval:def:202705 The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. This update addresses the following security issues: * the sendmsg function in the Linux kernel did not block during UNIX socket garbage collection. This could, potentially, lead to a local denial of service. * wh ... oval:org.secpod.oval:def:500560 The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security fixes: * when fput was called to close a socket, the __scm_destroy function in the Linux kernel could make indirect recursive calls to itself. This could, potentially, lead to a denial of service issue. * ... oval:org.secpod.oval:def:202001 The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security fixes: * when fput was called to close a socket, the __scm_destroy function in the Linux kernel could make indirect recursive calls to itself. This could, potentially, lead to a denial of service issue. * ... oval:org.secpod.oval:def:202023 The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security fixes: * when fput was called to close a socket, the __scm_destroy function in the Linux kernel could make indirect recursive calls to itself. This could, potentially, lead to a denial of service issue. * ... |
