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kernel: multiple vulnerabilities

Package(s):kernel CVE #(s):CVE-2008-3911 CVE-2008-4618
Created:October 27, 2008 Updated:January 22, 2009
Description:

From the SUSE advisory:

CVE-2008-3911: The proc_do_xprt function in net/sunrpc/sysctl.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.26.3 does not check the length of a certain buffer obtained from user space, which allows local users to overflow a stack-based buffer and have unspecified other impact via a crafted read system call for the /proc/sys/sunrpc/transports file.

CVE-2008-4618: Fixed a kernel panic in SCTP while process protocol violation parameter.

Alerts:
Debian DSA-1681-1 2008-12-04
Ubuntu USN-679-1 2008-11-27
SuSE SUSE-SA:2008:053 2008-10-27
Red Hat RHSA-2009:0009-02 2009-01-22

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