| Description: | Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'kernel-source-2.4.16' package(s) announced via the DSA-1067-1 advisory.
Vulnerability Insight:
Several local and remote vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel that may lead to a denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems:
CVE-2004-0427
A local denial of service vulnerability in do_fork() has been found.
CVE-2005-0489
A local denial of service vulnerability in proc memory handling has been found.
CVE-2004-0394
A buffer overflow in the panic handling code has been found.
CVE-2004-0447
A local denial of service vulnerability through a null pointer dereference in the IA64 process handling code has been found.
CVE-2004-0554
A local denial of service vulnerability through an infinite loop in the signal handler code has been found.
CVE-2004-0565
An information leak in the context switch code has been found on the IA64 architecture.
CVE-2004-0685
Unsafe use of copy_to_user in USB drivers may disclose sensitive information.
CVE-2005-0001
A race condition in the i386 page fault handler may allow privilege escalation.
CVE-2004-0883
Multiple vulnerabilities in the SMB filesystem code may allow denial of service or information disclosure.
CVE-2004-0949
An information leak discovered in the SMB filesystem code.
CVE-2004-1016
A local denial of service vulnerability has been found in the SCM layer.
CVE-2004-1333
An integer overflow in the terminal code may allow a local denial of service vulnerability.
CVE-2004-0997
A local privilege escalation in the MIPS assembly code has been found.
CVE-2004-1335
A memory leak in the ip_options_get() function may lead to denial of service.
CVE-2004-1017
Multiple overflows exist in the io_edgeport driver which might be usable as a denial of service attack vector.
CVE-2005-0124
Bryan Fulton reported a bounds checking bug in the coda_pioctl function which may allow local users to execute arbitrary code or trigger a denial of service attack.
CVE-2003-0984
Improper initialization of the RTC may disclose information.
CVE-2004-1070
Insufficient input sanitising in the load_elf_binary() function may lead to privilege escalation.
CVE-2004-1071
Incorrect error handling in the binfmt_elf loader may lead to privilege escalation.
CVE-2004-1072
A buffer overflow in the binfmt_elf loader may lead to privilege escalation or denial of service.
CVE-2004-1073
The open_exec function may disclose information.
CVE-2004-1074
The binfmt code is vulnerable to denial of service through malformed a.out binaries.
CVE-2004-0138
A denial of service vulnerability in the ELF loader has been found.
CVE-2004-1068
A programming error in the unix_dgram_recvmsg() function may lead to privilege escalation.
CVE-2004-1234
The ELF loader is vulnerable to denial of service through malformed binaries.
CVE-2005-0003
Crafted ELF binaries may lead to privilege escalation, due to insufficient checking of overlapping memory ... [Please see the references for more information on the vulnerabilities]
Affected Software/OS:
'kernel-source-2.4.16' package(s) on Debian 3.0.
Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).
CVSS Score:
10.0
CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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