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  • CPE Product Version: cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.9:rc2
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Vuln ID Summary CVSS Severity
CVE-2011-1021

drivers/acpi/debugfs.c in the Linux kernel before 3.0 allows local users to modify arbitrary kernel memory locations by leveraging root privileges to write to the /sys/kernel/debug/acpi/custom_method file. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2010-4347.

Published: June 21, 2012; 7:55:01 PM -0400
V3.x:(not available)
V2.0: 3.6 LOW
CVE-2011-0726

The do_task_stat function in fs/proc/array.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39-rc1 does not perform an expected uid check, which makes it easier for local users to defeat the ASLR protection mechanism by reading the start_code and end_code fields in the /proc/#####/stat file for a process executing a PIE binary.

Published: July 18, 2011; 6:55:00 PM -0400
V3.x:(not available)
V2.0: 2.1 LOW
CVE-2011-1172

net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c in the IPv6 implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 does not place the expected '\0' character at the end of string data in the values of certain structure members, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel memory by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability to issue a crafted request, and then reading the argument to the resulting modprobe process.

Published: June 22, 2011; 6:55:01 PM -0400
V3.x:(not available)
V2.0: 2.1 LOW
CVE-2011-1171

net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c in the IPv4 implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 does not place the expected '\0' character at the end of string data in the values of certain structure members, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel memory by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability to issue a crafted request, and then reading the argument to the resulting modprobe process.

Published: June 22, 2011; 6:55:01 PM -0400
V3.x:(not available)
V2.0: 2.1 LOW
CVE-2011-1170

net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c in the IPv4 implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 does not place the expected '\0' character at the end of string data in the values of certain structure members, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel memory by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability to issue a crafted request, and then reading the argument to the resulting modprobe process.

Published: June 22, 2011; 6:55:01 PM -0400
V3.x:(not available)
V2.0: 2.1 LOW
CVE-2011-1090

The __nfs4_proc_set_acl function in fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38 stores NFSv4 ACL data in memory that is allocated by kmalloc but not properly freed, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via a crafted attempt to set an ACL.

Published: May 09, 2011; 3:55:02 PM -0400
V3.x:(not available)
V2.0: 4.9 MEDIUM
CVE-2011-1577

Heap-based buffer overflow in the is_gpt_valid function in fs/partitions/efi.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.38 and earlier allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (OOPS) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted size of the EFI GUID partition-table header on removable media.

Published: May 03, 2011; 3:55:12 PM -0400
V3.x:(not available)
V2.0: 4.9 MEDIUM
CVE-2011-1495

drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_ctl.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.38 and earlier does not validate (1) length and (2) offset values before performing memory copy operations, which might allow local users to gain privileges, cause a denial of service (memory corruption), or obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a crafted ioctl call, related to the _ctl_do_mpt_command and _ctl_diag_read_buffer functions.

Published: May 03, 2011; 3:55:08 PM -0400
V3.x:(not available)
V2.0: 7.2 HIGH
CVE-2011-1494

Integer overflow in the _ctl_do_mpt_command function in drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_ctl.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.38 and earlier might allow local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via an ioctl call specifying a crafted value that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Published: May 03, 2011; 3:55:08 PM -0400
V3.x:(not available)
V2.0: 6.9 MEDIUM
CVE-2010-1643

mm/shmem.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.28-rc3, when strict overcommit is enabled, does not properly handle the export of shmemfs objects by knfsd, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and knfsd crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.

Published: June 03, 2010; 10:30:01 AM -0400
V3.x:(not available)
V2.0: 6.9 MEDIUM
CVE-2010-0437

The ip6_dst_lookup_tail function in net/ipv6/ip6_output.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.27 does not properly handle certain circumstances involving an IPv6 TUN network interface and a large number of neighbors, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.

Published: March 24, 2010; 9:34:34 AM -0400
V3.x:(not available)
V2.0: 7.8 HIGH
CVE-2009-4271

The Linux kernel 2.6.9 through 2.6.17 on the x86_64 and amd64 platforms allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via a 32-bit application that calls mprotect on its Virtual Dynamic Shared Object (VDSO) page and then triggers a segmentation fault.

Published: March 19, 2010; 3:30:00 PM -0400
V3.x:(not available)
V2.0: 4.7 MEDIUM
CVE-2005-4886

The selinux_parse_skb_ipv6 function in security/selinux/hooks.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.12-rc4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (OOPS) via vectors associated with an incorrect call to the ipv6_skip_exthdr function.

Published: February 26, 2010; 2:30:00 PM -0500
V3.x:(not available)
V2.0: 7.8 HIGH
CVE-2009-2406

Stack-based buffer overflow in the parse_tag_11_packet function in fs/ecryptfs/keystore.c in the eCryptfs subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.30.4 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly gain privileges via vectors involving a crafted eCryptfs file, related to not ensuring that the key signature length in a Tag 11 packet is compatible with the key signature buffer size.

Published: July 31, 2009; 3:00:01 PM -0400
V3.x:(not available)
V2.0: 6.9 MEDIUM
CVE-2009-1389

Buffer overflow in the RTL8169 NIC driver (drivers/net/r8169.c) in the Linux kernel before 2.6.30 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel memory corruption and crash) via a long packet.

Published: June 16, 2009; 7:30:00 PM -0400
V3.x:(not available)
V2.0: 7.8 HIGH
CVE-2009-1192

The (1) agp_generic_alloc_page and (2) agp_generic_alloc_pages functions in drivers/char/agp/generic.c in the agp subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.30-rc3 do not zero out pages that may later be available to a user-space process, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading these pages.

Published: April 24, 2009; 11:30:00 AM -0400
V3.x:(not available)
V2.0: 4.9 MEDIUM
CVE-2009-0778

The icmp_send function in net/ipv4/icmp.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.25, when configured as a router with a REJECT route, does not properly manage the Protocol Independent Destination Cache (aka DST) in some situations involving transmission of an ICMP Host Unreachable message, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (connectivity outage) by sending a large series of packets to many destination IP addresses within this REJECT route, related to an "rt_cache leak."

Published: March 12, 2009; 11:20:49 AM -0400
V3.x:(not available)
V2.0: 7.1 HIGH
CVE-2008-1669

Linux kernel before 2.6.25.2 does not apply a certain protection mechanism for fcntl functionality, which allows local users to (1) execute code in parallel or (2) exploit a race condition to obtain "re-ordered access to the descriptor table."

Published: May 07, 2008; 8:20:00 PM -0400
V3.x:(not available)
V2.0: 6.9 MEDIUM
CVE-2008-0001

VFS in the Linux kernel before 2.6.22.16, and 2.6.23.x before 2.6.23.14, performs tests of access mode by using the flag variable instead of the acc_mode variable, which might allow local users to bypass intended permissions and remove directories.

Published: January 15, 2008; 3:00:00 PM -0500
V3.x:(not available)
V2.0: 3.6 LOW
CVE-2007-5093

The disconnect method in the Philips USB Webcam (pwc) driver in Linux kernel 2.6.x before 2.6.22.6 "relies on user space to close the device," which allows user-assisted local attackers to cause a denial of service (USB subsystem hang and CPU consumption in khubd) by not closing the device after the disconnect is invoked. NOTE: this rarely crosses privilege boundaries, unless the attacker can convince the victim to unplug the affected device.

Published: September 26, 2007; 5:17:00 PM -0400
V3.x:(not available)
V2.0: 4.0 MEDIUM