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The process scheduler in the Linux kernel 2.6.16 gives preference to "interactive" processes that perform voluntary sleeps, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption), as described in "Secretly...
5 affected packages
linux, linux-source-2.6.15, linux-source-2.6.17, linux-source-2.6.20, linux-source-2.6.22
| Package | 24.04 LTS | 22.04 LTS | 20.04 LTS | 18.04 LTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| linux | — | — | — | — |
| linux-source-2.6.15 | — | — | — | — |
| linux-source-2.6.17 | — | — | — | — |
| linux-source-2.6.20 | — | — | — | — |
| linux-source-2.6.22 | — | — | — | — |
Some fixes available 3 of 4
The signal handling in the Linux kernel before 2.6.22, including 2.6.2, when running on PowerPC systems using HTX, allows local users to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors involving floating point corruption and...
5 affected packages
linux, linux-source-2.6.15, linux-source-2.6.17, linux-source-2.6.20, linux-source-2.6.22
| Package | 24.04 LTS | 22.04 LTS | 20.04 LTS | 18.04 LTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| linux | — | — | — | — |
| linux-source-2.6.15 | — | — | — | — |
| linux-source-2.6.17 | — | — | — | — |
| linux-source-2.6.20 | — | — | — | — |
| linux-source-2.6.22 | — | — | — | — |
The lcd_write function in drivers/usb/misc/usblcd.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.22-rc7 does not limit the amount of memory used by a caller, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption).
3 affected packages
linux-source-2.6.15, linux-source-2.6.17, linux-source-2.6.20
| Package | 24.04 LTS | 22.04 LTS | 20.04 LTS | 18.04 LTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| linux-source-2.6.15 | — | — | — | — |
| linux-source-2.6.17 | — | — | — | — |
| linux-source-2.6.20 | — | — | — | — |
The sysfs_readdir function in the Linux kernel 2.6, as used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4.5 and other distributions, allows users to cause a denial of service (kernel OOPS) by dereferencing a null pointer to an inode in a dentry.
3 affected packages
linux-source-2.6.15, linux-source-2.6.17, linux-source-2.6.20
| Package | 24.04 LTS | 22.04 LTS | 20.04 LTS | 18.04 LTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| linux-source-2.6.15 | — | — | — | — |
| linux-source-2.6.17 | — | — | — | — |
| linux-source-2.6.20 | — | — | — | — |
The sctp_new function in (1) ip_conntrack_proto_sctp.c and (2) nf_conntrack_proto_sctp.c in Netfilter in Linux kernel 2.6 before 2.6.20.13, and 2.6.21.x before 2.6.21.4, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by...
4 affected packages
linux-source-2.6.15, linux-source-2.6.17, linux-source-2.6.20, linux-source-2.6.22
| Package | 24.04 LTS | 22.04 LTS | 20.04 LTS | 18.04 LTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| linux-source-2.6.15 | — | — | — | — |
| linux-source-2.6.17 | — | — | — | — |
| linux-source-2.6.20 | — | — | — | — |
| linux-source-2.6.22 | — | — | — | — |
The random number feature in Linux kernel 2.6 before 2.6.20.13, and 2.6.21.x before 2.6.21.4, (1) does not properly seed pools when there is no entropy, or (2) uses an incorrect cast when extracting entropy, which might cause the...
3 affected packages
linux-source-2.6.15, linux-source-2.6.17, linux-source-2.6.20
| Package | 24.04 LTS | 22.04 LTS | 20.04 LTS | 18.04 LTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| linux-source-2.6.15 | — | — | — | — |
| linux-source-2.6.17 | — | — | — | — |
| linux-source-2.6.20 | — | — | — | — |
Integer underflow in the cpuset_tasks_read function in the Linux kernel before 2.6.20.13, and 2.6.21.x before 2.6.21.4, when the cpuset filesystem is mounted, allows local users to obtain kernel memory contents by using a large...
3 affected packages
linux-source-2.6.15, linux-source-2.6.17, linux-source-2.6.20
| Package | 24.04 LTS | 22.04 LTS | 20.04 LTS | 18.04 LTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| linux-source-2.6.15 | — | — | — | — |
| linux-source-2.6.17 | — | — | — | — |
| linux-source-2.6.20 | — | — | — | — |
The VFAT compat ioctls in the Linux kernel before 2.6.21.2, when run on a 64-bit system, allow local users to corrupt a kernel_dirent struct and cause a denial of service (system crash) via unknown vectors.
3 affected packages
linux-source-2.6.15, linux-source-2.6.17, linux-source-2.6.20
| Package | 24.04 LTS | 22.04 LTS | 20.04 LTS | 18.04 LTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| linux-source-2.6.15 | — | — | — | — |
| linux-source-2.6.17 | — | — | — | — |
| linux-source-2.6.20 | — | — | — | — |
The compat_sys_mount function in fs/compat.c in Linux kernel 2.6.20 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and oops) by mounting a smbfs file system in compatibility mode ("mount -t smbfs").
2 affected packages
linux-source-2.6.15, linux-source-2.6.17
| Package | 24.04 LTS | 22.04 LTS | 20.04 LTS | 18.04 LTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| linux-source-2.6.15 | — | — | — | — |
| linux-source-2.6.17 | — | — | — | — |
Memory leak in the PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE) socket implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.21-git8 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by creating a socket using connect, and releasing it...
3 affected packages
linux-source-2.6.15, linux-source-2.6.17, linux-source-2.6.20
| Package | 24.04 LTS | 22.04 LTS | 20.04 LTS | 18.04 LTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| linux-source-2.6.15 | — | — | — | — |
| linux-source-2.6.17 | — | — | — | — |
| linux-source-2.6.20 | — | — | — | — |