Debian 3.1 DSA-1183-1 Critical: Kernel Remote Buffer Overflow Issue
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September 25, 2006
Several security related problems have been discovered in the Linux kernel which may lead to a denial of service or even the execution of arbitrary code
Topics Covered
Summary
A buffer overflow in NFS readlink handling allows a malicious
remote server to cause a denial of service.
CVE-2006-2935
Diego Calleja Garcia discovered a buffer overflow in the DVD
handling code that could be exploited by a specially crafted DVD
or USB storage device to execute arbitrary code.
CVE-2006-1528
A bug in the SCSI driver allows a local user to cause a denial of
service.
CVE-2006-2444
Patrick McHardy discovered a bug in the SNMP NAT helper that
allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service.
CVE-2006-2446
A race condition in the socket buffer handling allows remote
attackers to cause a denial of service.
CVE-2006-3745
Wei Wang discovered a bug in the SCTP implementation that allows
local users to cause a denial of service and possibly gain root
privileges.
CVE-2006-4535
David Miller reported a problem with the fix for CVE-2006-3745
that allows local users to crash the system using via an SCTP
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