Red Hat Security AdvisoryRHSA-2007:0169
kernel security and bug fix update
Released 2007-04-30 · Red Hat rating Important · View on Red Hat →
Fixed in
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) kernel-2.6.18-8.1.3.el5, kernel-2.6.18-8.1.3.el5.ia64, kernel-PAE-2.6.18-8.1.3.el5 +14
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) kernel-2.6.18-8.1.3.el5, kernel-PAE-2.6.18-8.1.3.el5, kernel-PAE-devel-2.6.18-8.1.3.el5 +6
Fixes 3 records
Priority LOW 34
The ipv6_getsockopt_sticky function in net/ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.20.2 allows local users to read arbitrary kernel memory via certain getsockopt calls that trigger a NULL dereference.
CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2· Local · No auth · Interaction — · EPSS 0.01135 · Published 2007-03-12 · Fixed
Priority LOW 23
The utrace support in Linux kernel 2.6.18, and other versions, allows local users to cause a denial of service (system hang) related to "MT exec + utrace_attach spin failure mode," as demonstrated by ptrace-thrash.c.
CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.9· Local · No auth · Interaction — · EPSS 0.0038 · Published 2007-05-02 · Fixed
Priority LOW 21
The do_ipv6_setsockopt function in net/ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c in Linux kernel before 2.6.20, and possibly other versions, allows local users to cause a denial of service (oops) by calling setsockopt with the IPV6_RTHDR opt…
CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.4· Local · Low privileges · Interaction — · EPSS 0.00568 · Published 2007-03-10 · Fixed CWE-399