Linux Kernel 2.6.x - Advisories by Product - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information

This vulnerability report for Linux Kernel 2.6.x contains a complete overview of all Secunia advisories affecting it. You can use this vulnerability report to ensure that you are aware of all vulnerabilities, both patched and unpatched, affecting this product allowing you to take the necessary precautions.

If you have information about a new or an existing vulnerability in Linux Kernel 2.6.x then you are more than welcome to contact us.

Table of Contents

1. Product Summary Only

2. Secunia Advisory Statistics (All time)

2.1. Statistics for 2009

2.2. Statistics for 2008

2.3. Statistics for 2007

2.4. Statistics for 2006

2.5. Statistics for 2005

2.6. Statistics for 2004

2.7. Statistics for 2003

3. List of Secunia Advisories (All time)

3.1. List for 2009

3.2. List for 2008

3.3. List for 2007

3.4. List for 2006

3.5. List for 2005

3.6. List for 2004

3.7. List for 2003

4. Send Feedback

Vendor, Links, and Unpatched Vulnerabilities

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Affected By	198 Secunia advisories 383 Vulnerabilities

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Unpatched	6% (11 of 198 Secunia advisories)

Most Critical Unpatched The most severe unpatched Secunia advisory affecting Linux Kernel 2.6.x, with all vendor patches applied, is rated Less critical .

44 Secunia Advisories in 2006

Secunia has issued a total of 44 Secunia advisories in 2006 for Linux Kernel 2.6.x. Currently, 5% (2 out of 44) are marked as unpatched with the most severe being rated Not critical

More information about the specific Secunia advisories affecting Linux Kernel 2.6.x can be found below. Each Secunia advisory is enclosed by a box highlighted with a color representing its current patch status. You can read the complete Secunia advisories for thorough descriptions of the issues covered and for solution suggestions by clicking either the Secunia advisory title or the "Read More" links available for each Secunia advisory.

Linux Kernel "do_coredump()" File Overwrite Vulnerability
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 1 of 44 in 2006. 10,006 views.

Release Date:
2006-12-18

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA23349

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
Manipulation of data

Where:
Local system

Short Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in the Linux Kernel, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to overwrite arbitrary files. [Read More]

Linux Kernel Bluetooth CAPI Messages Denial of Service
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 2 of 44 in 2006. 11,855 views.

Release Date:
2006-12-18

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA23427

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
DoS

Where:
From remote

Short Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in the Linux Kernel, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service). [Read More]

Linux Kernel Various Vulnerabilities
Partial Fix. Secunia Advisory 3 of 44 in 2006. 14,147 views.

Release Date:
2006-12-14

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA23361

Solution Status:
Partial Fix

Criticality:

Impact:
DoS

Where:
From local network

Short Description:
Some vulnerabilities have been reported within the Linux kernel, which can be exploited by malicious, local users and malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service). [Read More]

Linux Kernel "ip_summed" Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Vendor Workaround. Secunia Advisory 4 of 44 in 2006. 10,674 views.

Release Date:
2006-12-08

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA23254

Solution Status:
Vendor Workaround

Criticality:

Impact:
DoS

Where:
From local network

Short Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in the Linux Kernel, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service). [Read More]

Linux Kernel Multiple Vulnerabilities
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 5 of 44 in 2006. 10,970 views.

Release Date:
2006-11-30

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA23073

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
Exposure of sensitive information
Privilege escalation
DoS

Where:
Local system

Short Description:
Some vulnerabilities have been reported in the Linux Kernel, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service), disclose potentially sensitive information, or to potentially gain escalated privileges. [Read More]

Linux Kernel Fragmented IPv6 Packet Filtering Bypass
Vendor Workaround. Secunia Advisory 6 of 44 in 2006. 12,533 views.

Release Date:
2006-11-07

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA22731

Solution Status:
Vendor Workaround

Criticality:

Impact:
Security Bypass

Where:
From remote

Short Description:
Some vulnerabilities have been reported in the Linux Kernel, which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security restrictions. [Read More]

Linux Kernel ISO9660 Local Denial of Service
Vendor Workaround. Secunia Advisory 7 of 44 in 2006. 12,666 views.

Release Date:
2006-11-06

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA22702

Solution Status:
Vendor Workaround

Criticality:

Impact:
DoS

Where:
Local system

Short Description:
LMH has reported a vulnerability in the Linux Kernel, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service). [Read More]

Linux Kernel IPv6 Flow Label Denial of Service
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 8 of 44 in 2006. 11,131 views.

Release Date:
2006-11-01

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA22665

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
DoS

Where:
Local system

Short Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in the Linux Kernel, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service). [Read More]

Linux Kernel Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 9 of 44 in 2006. 10,166 views.

Release Date:
2006-10-06

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA22279

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
DoS

Where:
From remote

Short Description:
Some vulnerabilities have been reported in the Linux Kernel, which can be exploited by malicious, local users and malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service). [Read More]

Linux Kernel s390 "copy_from_user" Information Disclosure
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 10 of 44 in 2006. 10,170 views.

Release Date:
2006-10-06

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA22289

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
Exposure of sensitive information

Where:
Local system

Short Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in the Linux Kernel, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain knowledge of potentially sensitive information. [Read More]

Linux Kernel SCTP Denial of Service Vulnerability
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 11 of 44 in 2006. 10,558 views.

Release Date:
2006-09-19

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA21945

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
DoS

Where:
Local system

Short Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in the Linux Kernel, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service). [Read More]

Linux Kernel ELF Cross-Region Mapping Denial of Service
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 12 of 44 in 2006. 11,131 views.

Release Date:
2006-09-18

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA21999

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
DoS

Where:
Local system

Short Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Linux Kernel, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service). [Read More]

Linux Kernel ULE Packet Handling Denial of Service
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 13 of 44 in 2006. 11,933 views.

Release Date:
2006-09-11

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA21820

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
DoS

Where:
From remote

Short Description:
Ang Way Chuang has reported a vulnerability in the Linux Kernel, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service). [Read More]

Linux Kernel Uncleared HID0[31] Denial of Service
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 14 of 44 in 2006. 9,415 views.

Release Date:
2006-08-21

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA21563

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
DoS

Where:
Local system

Short Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Linux Kernel, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service). [Read More]

Linux Kernel Multiple Vulnerabilities
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 15 of 44 in 2006. 12,091 views.

Release Date:
2006-08-17

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA21515

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
Privilege escalation
DoS

Where:
Local system

Short Description:
Some vulnerabilities have been reported in the Linux Kernel, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) or gain escalated privileges. [Read More]

Linux Kernel Ext3 Invalid Inode Number Denial of Service
Vendor Workaround. Secunia Advisory 16 of 44 in 2006. 12,684 views.

Release Date:
2006-08-07

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA21369

Solution Status:
Vendor Workaround

Criticality:

Impact:
DoS

Where:
From local network

Short Description:
James McKenzie has reported a vulnerability in Linux Kernel, which can be exploited by malicious users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service). [Read More]

Linux Kernel "/proc" Race Condition Privilege Escalation
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 17 of 44 in 2006. 14,337 views.

Release Date:
2006-07-17

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA21041

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
Privilege escalation

Where:
Local system

Short Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in the Linux kernel, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated privileges. [Read More]

Linux Kernel "prctl" Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 18 of 44 in 2006. 15,169 views.

Release Date:
2006-07-07

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA20953

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
Security Bypass
Privilege escalation

Where:
Local system

Short Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in the Linux Kernel, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to bypass certain security restrictions or potentially gain escalated privileges. [Read More]

Linux Kernel SCTP Denial of Service Vulnerability
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 19 of 44 in 2006. 10,585 views.

Release Date:
2006-07-03

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA20917

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
DoS

Where:
From remote

Short Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in the Linux Kernel, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service). [Read More]

Linux Kernel Information Disclosure and Denial of Service
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 20 of 44 in 2006. 11,820 views.

Release Date:
2006-06-20

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA20703

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
Exposure of system information
Exposure of sensitive information
DoS

Where:
From remote

Short Description:
Some vulnerabilities have been reported in Linux Kernel, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to disclose potentially sensitive information and cause a DoS (Denial of Service), and by malicious people to cause a DoS. [Read More]

Linux Kernel SMP "/proc" Race Condition Denial of Service
Unpatched. Secunia Advisory 21 of 44 in 2006. 10,329 views.

Release Date:
2006-05-31

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA20349

Solution Status:
Unpatched

Criticality:

Impact:
DoS

Where:
Local system

Short Description:
Tony Griffiths has reported a vulnerability in the Linux Kernel, which can be exploited malicious, local users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service). [Read More]

Linux Kernel SNMP NAT Helper Denial of Service
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 22 of 44 in 2006. 13,205 views.

Release Date:
2006-05-23

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA20225

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
DoS

Where:
From local network

Short Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in the Linux Kernel, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service). [Read More]

Linux Kernel Netfilter Weakness and Two SCTP Vulnerabilities
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 23 of 44 in 2006. 13,518 views.

Release Date:
2006-05-22

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA20185

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
Exposure of sensitive information
DoS

Where:
From remote

Short Description:
Two vulnerabilities and a weakness have been reported in the Linux Kernel, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) and disclose potentially sensitive information, and by malicious people to cause a DoS. [Read More]

Linux Kernel "lease_init()" Denial of Service Vulnerability
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 24 of 44 in 2006. 10,801 views.

Release Date:
2006-05-11

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA20083

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
DoS

Where:
Local system

Short Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in the Linux Kernel, which potentially can be exploited by malicious, local users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service). [Read More]

Linux Kernel SCTP Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 25 of 44 in 2006. 12,029 views.

Release Date:
2006-05-09

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA19990

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
DoS

Where:
From remote

Short Description:
Some vulnerabilities have been reported in the Linux Kernel, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service). [Read More]

Linux Kernel Security Bypass and Denial of Service
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 26 of 44 in 2006. 13,467 views.

Release Date:
2006-05-04

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA19926

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
Security Bypass
DoS

Where:
From remote

Short Description:
Two vulnerabilities have been reported in Linux Kernel, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to bypass certain security restrictions and by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service). [Read More]

Linux Kernel SMBFS chroot Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 27 of 44 in 2006. 14,273 views.

Release Date:
2006-04-28

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA19869

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
Security Bypass

Where:
Local system

Short Description:
Marcel Holtmann has reported a vulnerability in the Linux Kernel, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to bypass certain security restrictions. [Read More]

Linux Kernel CIFS chroot Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 28 of 44 in 2006. 12,033 views.

Release Date:
2006-04-28

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA19868

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
Security Bypass

Where:
Local system

Short Description:
Marcel Holtmann has reported a vulnerability in the Linux Kernel, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to bypass certain security restrictions. [Read More]

Linux Kernel perfmon Local Denial of Service Vulnerability
Unpatched. Secunia Advisory 29 of 44 in 2006. 10,781 views.

Release Date:
2006-04-20

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA19737

Solution Status:
Unpatched

Criticality:

Impact:
DoS

Where:
Local system

Short Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Linux Kernel, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service). [Read More]

Linux Kernel x87 Register Information Leak
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 30 of 44 in 2006. 12,953 views.

Release Date:
2006-04-19

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA19724

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
Exposure of sensitive information

Where:
Local system

Short Description:
A security issue has been reported in Linux Kernel, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain knowledge of potentially sensitive information. [Read More]

Linux Kernel "ip_route_input()" Denial of Service Vulnerability
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 31 of 44 in 2006. 13,246 views.

Release Date:
2006-04-19

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA19709

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
DoS

Where:
Local system

Short Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Linux Kernel, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service). [Read More]

Linux Kernel Shared Memory Restrictions Bypass
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 32 of 44 in 2006. 10,420 views.

Release Date:
2006-04-19

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA19657

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
Security Bypass

Where:
Local system

Short Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Linux Kernel, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to bypass certain security restrictions. [Read More]

Linux Kernel Program Control Return Denial of Service
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 33 of 44 in 2006. 9,058 views.

Release Date:
2006-04-17

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA19639

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
DoS

Where:
Local system

Short Description:
A vulnerability and a weakness have been reported in Linux Kernel, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service). [Read More]

Linux Kernel "__keyring_search_one()" Denial of Service
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 34 of 44 in 2006. 11,073 views.

Release Date:
2006-04-11

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA19573

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
DoS

Where:
Local system

Short Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Linux Kernel, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service). [Read More]

Linux Kernel SYSFS Local Denial of Service Vulnerability
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 35 of 44 in 2006. 16,870 views.

Release Date:
2006-04-07

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA19495

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
DoS

Where:
Local system

Short Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Linux Kernel, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service). [Read More]

Linux Kernel IP ID Value Increment Weakness
Partial Fix. Secunia Advisory 36 of 44 in 2006. 14,352 views.

Release Date:
2006-03-28

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA19402

Solution Status:
Partial Fix

Criticality:

Impact:
Security Bypass
Exposure of system information

Where:
From remote

Short Description:
Marco Ivaldi has reported a weakness in the Linux kernel, which can be exploited by malicious people to disclose certain system information and potentially to bypass certain security restrictions. [Read More]

Linux Kernel IPv4 "sockaddr_in.sin_zero" Information Disclosure
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 37 of 44 in 2006. 15,215 views.

Release Date:
2006-03-23

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA19357

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
Exposure of sensitive information

Where:
Local system

Short Description:
Pavel Kankovsky has reported a weakness in the Linux kernel, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to disclose potentially sensitive information. [Read More]

Linux Kernel Netfilter Weakness and Four Vulnerabilities
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 38 of 44 in 2006. 15,265 views.

Release Date:
2006-03-22

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA19330

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
Unknown
Security Bypass
DoS

Where:
Local system

Short Description:
A weakness and four vulnerabilities have been reported in the Linux Kernel, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service), bypass certain security restrictions, or with unknown impacts. [Read More]

Linux Kernel "die_if_kernel()" Potential Denial of Service
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 39 of 44 in 2006. 10,995 views.

Release Date:
2006-03-07

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA19078

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
DoS

Where:
Local system

Short Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in the Linux kernel, which potentially can be exploited by malicious, local users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service). [Read More]

Linux Kernel Local Denial of Service and Information Disclosure
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 40 of 44 in 2006. 20,153 views.

Release Date:
2006-03-02

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA19083

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
Exposure of sensitive information
DoS

Where:
Local system

Short Description:
Some vulnerabilities have been reported in the Linux kernel, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) and gain knowledge of potentially sensitive information. [Read More]

Linux Kernel ICMP Error Handling Denial of Service
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 41 of 44 in 2006. 13,923 views.

Release Date:
2006-02-08

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA18766

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
DoS

Where:
From remote

Short Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in the Linux Kernel, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service). [Read More]

Linux Kernel Information Disclosure and Denial of Service
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 42 of 44 in 2006. 11,019 views.

Release Date:
2006-01-17

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA18487

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
Exposure of sensitive information
DoS

Where:
Local system

Short Description:
Two vulnerabilities have been reported in the Linux Kernel, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to disclose potentially sensitive information, and to cause a DoS (Denial of Service). [Read More]

Linux Kernel Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 43 of 44 in 2006. 10,207 views.

Release Date:
2006-01-16

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA18482

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
DoS

Where:
From remote

Short Description:
Some vulnerabilities have been reported in the Linux Kernel, which can be exploited by malicious, local users and by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service). [Read More]

Linux Kernel Multiple Vulnerabilities
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 44 of 44 in 2006. 11,151 views.

Release Date:
2006-01-04

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA18216

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
Unknown
Exposure of sensitive information
DoS

Where:
Local system

Short Description:
Some vulnerabilities have been reported in the Linux Kernel, which potentially can be exploited by malicious, local users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service), gain knowledge of potentially sensitive information, bypass certain security restrictions, and with unknown impact. [Read More]