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Debian: DSA-2151-1 Important: Linux-4.19 Security Vulnerabilities

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Calendar Grey November 27, 2010
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Essential security notice for Debian: linux-2.6 distributions address multiple internal threats and weaknesses.
CVE-2010-2963 Kees Cook discovered an issue in the v4l 32-bit compatibility layer for 64-bit systems that allows local users with /dev/video write permission to

Summary


Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel that may lead
to a privilege escalation, denial of service or information leak. The Common
Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems:

CVE-2010-2963

Kees Cook discovered an issue in the v4l 32-bit compatibility layer for
64-bit systems that allows local users with /dev/video write permission to
overwrite arbitrary kernel memory, potentially leading to a privilege
escalation. On Debian systems, access to /dev/video devices is restricted to
members of the 'video' group by default.

CVE-2010-3067

Tavis Ormandy discovered an issue in the io_submit system call. Local users can cause an integer overflow resulting in a denial of service.

CVE-2010-3296

Dan Rosenberg discovered an issue in the cxgb network driver that allows
unprivileged users to obtain the contents of sensitive kernel memory.

CVE-2010-3297

Dan Rosenberg discovered an issue in the eql network...

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Package: linux-2.6

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