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Linux Kernel Local DoS and Memory Content Disclosure Vulnerabilities
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Two vulnerabilities have been reported in the Linux Kernel, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) or gain knowledge of potentially sensitive information.
1) An unspecified error can be exploited via a specially crafted a.out binary to cause a DoS.
2) A rare condition within the memory management can be exploited to disclose the content of random physical memory pages.
Solution:
Secunia is currently not aware of updated versions of the Linux Kernel fixing these vulnerabilities.
Grant only trusted users access to affected systems.
Provided and/or discovered by:
First reported in a SUSE advisory.