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Vulnerability Report: Linux Kernel 2.6.x

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.

1. Product Summary Only

2. Secunia Advisory Statistics (All time)

2.1. Statistics for 2013

2.2. Statistics for 2012

2.3. Statistics for 2011

2.4. Statistics for 2010

2.5. Statistics for 2009

2.6. Statistics for 2008

2.7. Statistics for 2007

2.8. Statistics for 2006

2.9. Statistics for 2005

2.10. Statistics for 2004

2.11. Statistics for 2003

3. List of Secunia Advisories (All time)

3.1. List for 2013

3.2. List for 2012

3.3. List for 2011

3.4. List for 2010

3.5. List for 2009

3.6. List for 2008

3.7. List for 2007

3.8. List for 2006

3.9. List for 2005

3.10. List for 2004

3.11. List for 2003

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Vendor, Links, and Unpatched Vulnerabilities

Vendor	Kernel.org

Product Link	View Here (Link to external site)

Affected By	305 Secunia advisories 643 Vulnerabilities

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Unpatched	8% (25 of 305 Secunia advisories)

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

23 Secunia Advisories in 2008

Secunia has issued a total of 23 Secunia advisories in 2008 for Linux Kernel 2.6.x. Currently, 0% (0 out of 23) are marked as unpatched.

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 MIPS Syscall Denial of Service
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 1 of 23 in 2008. 5,708 views.

Release Date:
2008-12-09

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA33078

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 2 of 23 in 2008. 5,254 views.

Release Date:
2008-12-04

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA32933

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
DoS

Where:
From local network

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 by malicious people to cause a DoS. [Read More]

Linux Kernel Multiple Vulnerabilities
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 3 of 23 in 2008. 8,520 views.

Release Date:
2008-11-28

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA32913

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
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). [Read More]

Linux Kernel "hfs_cat_find_brec()" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 4 of 23 in 2008. 7,484 views.

Release Date:
2008-11-14

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA32719

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
DoS
System access

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) or to potentially compromise a vulnerable system. [Read More]

Linux Kernel Multiple Vulnerabilities
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 5 of 23 in 2008. 8,416 views.

Release Date:
2008-11-04

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA32510

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 to cause a DoS (Denial of Service), and by malicious people to potentially cause a DoS. [Read More]

Linux Kernel Multiple Vulnerabilities
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 6 of 23 in 2008. 6,335 views.

Release Date:
2008-10-20

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA32320

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
Security Bypass
Privilege escalation

Where:
Local system

Short Description:
A weakness, a security issue, and a vulnerability have been reported in the Linux kernel, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to bypass certain security restrictions and potentially gain escalated privileges. [Read More]

Linux Kernel "vmi_write_ldt_entry()" Privilege Escalation
Vendor Workaround. Secunia Advisory 7 of 23 in 2008. 7,283 views.

Release Date:
2008-10-03

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA32124

Solution Status:
Vendor Workaround

Criticality:

Impact:
Privilege escalation
DoS

Where:
Local system

Short Description:
Eugene Teo has reported a vulnerability in the Linux Kernel, which can be exploited by malicious, local users in a VMI guest to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) and potentially gain escalated privileges. [Read More]

Linux Kernel s390 ptrace Local Denial of Service
Vendor Workaround. Secunia Advisory 8 of 23 in 2008. 4,600 views.

Release Date:
2008-09-15

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA31826

Solution Status:
Vendor Workaround

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 "rt6_fill_node()" Denial of Service Vulnerability
Vendor Workaround. Secunia Advisory 9 of 23 in 2008. 7,128 views.

Release Date:
2008-08-22

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA31579

Solution Status:
Vendor Workaround

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 "dccp_setsockopt_change()" Integer Overflow
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 10 of 23 in 2008. 8,452 views.

Release Date:
2008-08-18

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA31509

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 Information Disclosure and Denial of Service
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 11 of 23 in 2008. 8,797 views.

Release Date:
2008-08-06

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA31366

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 disclose potentially sensitive information or to cause a DoS (Denial of Service). [Read More]

Linux Kernel LDT Buffer Size Handling Vulnerability
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 12 of 23 in 2008. 8,089 views.

Release Date:
2008-07-24

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA31172

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
Privilege escalation
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) and potentially gain escalated privileges. [Read More]

Linux Kernel Multiple Vulnerabilities
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 13 of 23 in 2008. 11,920 views.

Release Date:
2008-07-11

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA31048

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 to potentially gain escalated privileges. [Read More]

Linux Kernel Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 14 of 23 in 2008. 9,711 views.

Release Date:
2008-06-16

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA30719

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
DoS

Where:
From local network

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 ASN.1 BER Decoding Vulnerability
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 15 of 23 in 2008. 12,818 views.

Release Date:
2008-06-09

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA30580

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
DoS
System access

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) and potentially compromise a vulnerable system. [Read More]

Linux Kernel SPARC Address Limit Denial of Service
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 16 of 23 in 2008. 8,966 views.

Release Date:
2008-05-27

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA30258

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 Multiple Vulnerabilities
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 17 of 23 in 2008. 12,648 views.

Release Date:
2008-05-15

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA30241

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
Security Bypass
DoS

Where:
From remote

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

Linux Kernel "fcntl_setlk()" SMP Reordered Access Vulnerability
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 18 of 23 in 2008. 9,763 views.

Release Date:
2008-05-07

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA30101

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 Multiple Vulnerabilities
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 19 of 23 in 2008. 14,177 views.

Release Date:
2008-05-02

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA30044

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
Privilege escalation
DoS

Where:
From local network

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), and by malicious, local users to cause a DoS or to potentially gain escalated privileges. [Read More]

Linux Kernel "vmsplice()" System Call Vulnerabilities
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 20 of 23 in 2008. 30,187 views.

Release Date:
2008-02-11

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA28835

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, and gain escalated privileges. [Read More]

Linux Kernel Denial of Service and Privilege Escalation
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 21 of 23 in 2008. 14,851 views.

Release Date:
2008-02-01

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA28696

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
Privilege escalation
DoS

Where:
Local system

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

Linux Kernel minix File System Denial of Service Vulnerability
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 22 of 23 in 2008. 10,804 views.

Release Date:
2008-01-28

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA28654

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 Directory Truncation Vulnerability
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 23 of 23 in 2008. 14,297 views.

Release Date:
2008-01-15

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA28485

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
Security Bypass
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 bypass certain security restrictions and corrupt a file system. [Read More]

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23 Secunia Advisories in 2008

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