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oval:org.secpod.oval:def:400025
The Linux kernel for openSUSE 11.2 was updated to 2.6.31.8 fixing lots of bugs and several security issues. Following security issues were fixed: CVE-2009-4131: A file overwrite issue on the ext4 filesystem could be used by local attackers that have write access to a filesystem to change/overwrite f ... oval:org.secpod.oval:def:700424 David Ford discovered that the IPv4 defragmentation routine did not correctly handle oversized packets. A remote attacker could send specially crafted traffic that would cause a system to crash, leading to a denial of service. Akira Fujita discovered that the Ext4 "move extents" ioctl di ... oval:org.secpod.oval:def:102312 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. oval:org.secpod.oval:def:300668 Some vulnerabilities were discovered and corrected in the Linux 2.6 kernel: Memory leak in the appletalk subsystem in the Linux kernel 2.4.x through 2.4.37.6 and 2.6.x through 2.6.31, when the appletalk and ipddp modules are loaded but the ipddpN device is not found, allows remote attackers to cause ... oval:org.secpod.oval:def:102444 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. |
