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kernel: privilege escalation

Package(s):

kernel

CVE #(s):

CVE-2008-3525

Created:

October 1, 2008

Updated:

January 5, 2009

Description:

Linux kernels through 2.6.26.3 lack a capability check in the sbni WAN driver which could allow unauthorized users to perform privileged actions.

Alerts:

SuSE	SUSE-SA:2008:047	2008-10-01
SuSE	SUSE-SA:2008:049	2008-10-02
Debian	DSA-1653-1	2008-10-13
Debian	DSA-1655-1	2008-10-16
SuSE	SUSE-SA:2008:051	2008-10-21
SuSE	SUSE-SA:2008:052	2008-10-21
Fedora	FEDORA-2008-8980	2008-10-23
Fedora	FEDORA-2008-8929	2008-10-23
SuSE	SUSE-SA:2008:053	2008-10-27
Ubuntu	USN-659-1	2008-10-27
Mandriva	MDVSA-2008:220	2008-10-29
Mandriva	MDVSA-2008:223	2008-10-31
SuSE	SUSE-SR:2008:025	2008-11-14
Mandriva	MDVSA-2008:220-1	2008-11-19
Red Hat	RHSA-2008:0973-03	2008-12-16
CentOS	CESA-2008:0973	2008-12-17
Red Hat	RHSA-2008:0787-01	2009-01-05

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