Explore top 10 tips to secure your open-source projects now. Read More

×
Alerts This Week
Warning Icon 1 538
Alerts This Week
Warning Icon 1 538

Ubuntu 8.04 LTS USN-637-1 Critical: Kernel NULL-pointer Dereference

ubuntu
Calendar Grey August 25, 2008
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Numerous vulnerabilities within the Linux kernel can cause potential exploits or system failures in various Ubuntu variants. Ensure your system is up to date.

It was discovered that there were multiple NULL-pointer function dereferences in the Linux kernel terminal handling code

Summary

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service critical code execution kernel ubuntu NULL-pointer

Update Instructions

References

Severity
critical
Lowest
Low
Medium
High
Critical

===========================================================

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service critical code execution kernel ubuntu NULL-pointer

Package Information

Get the latest News and Insights

Get the latest Linux and open source security news straight to your inbox.