Security update for Linux kernel (x86_64, debuginfo packages)
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(Last modified: 01AUG2006)
solutions Security update for Linux kernel (x86_64, debuginfo packages) SuSE Linux Maintenance Web (42d15f436cb55dfe1f668948d629fa4f)
kernel-default
kernel-smp
kernel-source
kernel-syms
kernel-xen
Product(s): SUSE SLE 10 DEBUGINFO for AMD64 and Intel EM64T
Release: 20060801
Obsoletes: none
- CVE-2006-3626: A race condition allows local users to gain root privileges by changing the file mode of /proc/self/ files in a way that causes those files (for instance /proc/self/environ) to become setuid root. [#192688]
- CVE-2006-2935: A stackbased buffer overflow in CDROM / DVD handling was fixed which could be used by a physical local attacker to crash the kernel or execute code within kernel context, depending on presence of automatic DVD handling in the system. [#190396]
- CVE-2006-2451: Due to an argument validation error in prctl(PR_SET_DUMPABLE) a local attacker can easily gain administrator (root) privileges. [#186980]
- Limit the maximum number of LUNs to 16384 [#185164]
- LSI 1030/MPT Fusion driver hang during error recovery -- Optionally disable QAS [#180100]
- advance buffer pointers in h_copy_rdma() to avoid data corruption [#186444]
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