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kernel: multiple vulnerabilities

Package(s):kernel CVE #(s):CVE-2005-3356 CVE-2005-4605 CVE-2005-4618 CVE-2005-4639 CVE-2006-0095 CVE-2006-0096
Created:January 18, 2006 Updated:March 7, 2006
Description: The latest set of kernel vulnerabilities includes:

  • A reference counting bug in sys_mq_open(), exploitable by a local user to crash the kernel. (CVE-2005-3356)

  • A misuse of signed data types in /proc, potentially providing read access to random kernel memory. (CVE-2005-4605)

  • An off-by-one error in sysctl(), with the potential for arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2005-4618)

  • A buffer overflow in the TwinHan DST Frontend/Card DVB driver; potential code execution. (CVE-2005-4639)

  • A potential key disclosure in dm-crypt. (CVE-2006-0095)

  • Missing capability check could (maybe) allow arbitrary users to load new firmware into SDLA WAN cards. (CVE-2006-0096)
Alerts:
Red Hat RHSA-2006:0132-01 2006-03-07
Trustix TSLSA-2006-0004 2006-01-27
Ubuntu USN-244-1 2006-01-18

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