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Linux Kernel Multiple Vulnerabilities

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SA23073

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Release Date:

2006-11-30

Last Update:

2009-08-24

Popularity:

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Critical:

Less critical

Impact:

Exposure of sensitive information
Privilege escalation
DoS

Where:

Local system

Solution Status:

Vendor Patch

OS:

Linux Kernel 2.6.x

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Solution:
Update to version 2.6.19. Vulnerability #1 is also fixed in version 2.6.18.4.

Provided and/or discovered by:
1) Reported by Eugene Teo, further research by a1rsupp1y.
2) Reported by Andi Kleen. Disclosed as a vulnerability via a Red Hat bug report.
3) Originally reported as a kernel bug by Mark Fasheh. Reported as a security issue by Eugene Teo.
4) cagri coltekin.

Changelog:
2008-06-26: Added vulnerability #2 to the advisory. Updated credits and the "Original Advisory" section. Added CVE reference.
2008-10-03: Added vulnerability #3 to the advisory. Updated credits and the "Original Advisory" section. Added CVE reference.
2009-08-24: Updated advisory to include vulnerability #4.

Original Advisory:
1) http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-29-11-2006.html
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.18.4
2) https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=451271
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel...2d734a54cbd2b65eea9a024564821101b4a9a
3) https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=464450
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel...4e2d63231d4bf4852bac8521883944d770fe3
4) http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel...c14f49d6b393179f423abbac47f85618d3d46

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