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Linux Kernel Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia Advisory: SA13784
Release Date: 2005-01-11
Last Update: 2008-06-02
Popularity: 18,709 views

Critical:
Less critical
Impact: Exposure of system information
Exposure of sensitive information
Privilege escalation
DoS
Where: Local system
Solution Status: Partial Fix

OS:Linux Kernel 2.2.x
Linux Kernel 2.4.x
Linux Kernel 2.6.x

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Advisory Content (Page 2 of 3)[ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]

Solution:
Vulnerability #2 is fixed in version 2.4.36.5 and 2.6.22.

Grant only trusted users access to affected systems.

Provided and/or discovered by:
1, 2) Brad Spengler
3) PaX Team

Changelog:
2005-01-24: Updated advisory.
2005-02-07: Added CVE reference.
2005-02-22: Added CVE reference.
2007-05-09: Updated "Solution" section.
2007-07-09: Updated "Solution" section.
2008-06-02: Updated "Solution" section. Added link to "Original Advisory" section.

Original Advisory:
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/snapshots/patch-2.6.21-git10.log
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ChangeLog-2.4.36.5

Change Page:
[ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]



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