ptrace in Linux kernel 2.6.8.1 does not properly verify addresses on the amd64 platform, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel crash).
Alexander Nyberg discovered that ptrace() insufficiently validated
addresses on the amd64 platform so that it was possible to set an
invalid segment base A local attacker could exploit this to crash the
kernel This does not affect the i386 and powerpc platforms in any
way (CAN-2005-0756) ...
Synopsis
Updated kernel packages available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Update 2
Type/Severity
Security Advisory: Important
Topic
Updated kernel packages are now available as part of ongoing supportand maintenance of Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 4 This is thesecond regular updateThis update has bee ...
Synopsis
Updated kernel packages available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Update 6
Type/Severity
Security Advisory: Important
Topic
Updated kernel packages are now available as part of ongoing support andmaintenance of Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 3 This is the sixthregular updateThis security adviso ...
Several local and remote vulnerabilities have been discovered in the
Linux kernel that may lead to a denial of service or the execution of
arbitrary code The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project
identifies the following problems:
CVE-2005-0756
Alexander Nyberg discovered that the ptrace() system call does not
properly verify addre ...
Several local and remote vulnerabilities have been discovered in the
Linux kernel that may lead to a denial of service or the execution of
arbitrary code The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project
identifies the following problems:
CVE-2004-2302
A race condition in the sysfs filesystem allows local users to
read kernel memory and ca ...
Vulmon