Vulnerabilities > Novell > Linux Desktop > Medium
| DATE | CVE | VULNERABILITY TITLE | RISK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-08-18 | CVE-2009-2848 | Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in multiple products The execve function in the Linux kernel, possibly 2.6.30-rc6 and earlier, does not properly clear the current->clear_child_tid pointer, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly gain privileges via a clone system call with CLONE_CHILD_SETTID or CLONE_CHILD_CLEARTID enabled, which is not properly handled during thread creation and exit. | 5.9 |
| 2008-09-04 | CVE-2007-6716 | fs/direct-io.c in the dio subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.23 does not properly zero out the dio struct, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS), as demonstrated by a certain fio test. | 5.5 |