linux CVEs

strace allows local users to read arbitrary files via memory mapped file names.

The ping command in Linux 2.0.3x allows local users to cause a denial of service by sending large packets with the -R (record route) option.

Buffer overflow in Linux su command gives root access to local users.

Linux kernel before 2.3.18 or 2.2.13pre15, with SLIP and PPP options, allows local unprivileged users to forge IP packets via the TIOCSETD option on tty devices.

mknod in Linux 2.2 follows symbolic links, which could allow local users to overwrite files or gain privileges.

The pt_chown command in Linux allows local users to modify TTY terminal devices that belong to other users.

IPChains in Linux kernels 2.2.10 and earlier does not reassemble IP fragments before checking the header information, which allows a remote attacker to bypass the filtering rules…

Linux 2.0.37 does not properly encode the Custom segment limit, which allows local users to gain root privileges by accessing and modifying kernel memory.

Denial of service in Linux 2.2.x kernels via malformed ICMP packets containing unusual types, codes, and IP header lengths.

In Linux before version 2.0.36, remote attackers can spoof a TCP connection and pass data to the application layer before fully establishing the connection.

Linux 2.2.3 and earlier allow a remote attacker to perform an IP fragmentation attack, causing a denial of service.

super 3.11.6 and other versions have a buffer overflow in the syslog utility which allows a local user to gain root access.

Buffer overflow in Linux autofs module through long directory names allows local users to perform a denial of service.

Versions of rpcbind including Linux, IRIX, and Wietse Venema's rpcbind allow a remote attacker to insert and delete entries by spoofing a source address.

Denial of service in Linux 2.2.0 running the ldd command on a core file.

Denial of service in Linux 2.0.36 allows local users to prevent any server from listening on any non-privileged port.

A race condition in Linux 2.2.1 allows local users to read arbitrary memory from /proc files.

The ugidd RPC interface, by design, allows remote attackers to enumerate valid usernames by specifying arbitrary UIDs that ugidd maps to local user and group names.