Ubuntu Security Notice 1204-1 - Dan Rosenberg discovered that the Linux kernel TIPC implementation contained multiple integer signedness errors. A local attacker could exploit this to gain root privileges. Dan Rosenberg discovered that multiple terminal ioctls did not correctly initialize structure memory. A local attacker could exploit this to read portions of kernel stack memory, leading to a loss of privacy. Various other issues were also addressed.
d372af01183a028bf3bd3528a3aab84fRed Hat Security Advisory 2011-1253-01 - Updated kernel-rt packages that fix multiple security issues and various bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2.0. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having important security impact.
69ada54d8d8fd32b1e47036e7b9a2906Ubuntu Security Notice 1170-1 - Dan Rosenberg discovered that multiple terminal ioctls did not correctly initialize structure memory. A local attacker could exploit this to read portions of kernel stack memory, leading to a loss of privacy. It was discovered that Xen did not correctly handle certain block requests. A local attacker in a Xen guest could cause the Xen host to use all available CPU resources, leading to a denial of service. Various other issues were also addressed.
909b3fb287fb01361d24f320d5126426Ubuntu Security Notice 1080-2 - USN-1080-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux kernel for use with EC2. Thomas Pollet discovered that the RDS network protocol did not check certain iovec buffers. Vasiliy Kulikov discovered that the Linux kernel X.25 implementation did not correctly clear kernel memory. Vasiliy Kulikov discovered that the Linux kernel sockets implementation did not properly initialize certain structures. Nelson Elhage discovered that the Linux kernel IPv4 implementation did not properly audit certain bytecodes in netlink messages. Various other issues were also addressed.
dbe55df1040b90a54d2d7810dd71979aUbuntu Security Notice 1080-1 - The Linux 2.6 kernel had multiple vulnerabilities identified and addressed. Thomas Pollet discovered that the RDS network protocol did not check certain iovec buffers. Vasiliy Kulikov discovered that the Linux kernel X.25 implementation did not correctly clear kernel memory. Vasiliy Kulikov discovered that the Linux kernel sockets implementation did not properly initialize certain structures. Vasiliy Kulikov discovered that the TIPC interface did not correctly initialize certain structures. Various other issues were also addressed.
73381f915c1229455588d263d256fd31Debian Linux Security Advisory 2153-1 - Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel that may lead to a privilege escalation, denial of service or information leak.
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