[kernel-sec-discuss] r1240 - dsa-texts

dannf at alioth.debian.org dannf at alioth.debian.org
Mon Oct 13 17:28:07 UTC 2008


Author: dannf
Date: 2008-10-13 17:28:06 +0000 (Mon, 13 Oct 2008)
New Revision: 1240

Modified:
   dsa-texts/2.6.18.dfsg.1-22etch3
Log:
header/description updates

Modified: dsa-texts/2.6.18.dfsg.1-22etch3
===================================================================
--- dsa-texts/2.6.18.dfsg.1-22etch3	2008-10-13 05:03:48 UTC (rev 1239)
+++ dsa-texts/2.6.18.dfsg.1-22etch3	2008-10-13 17:28:06 UTC (rev 1240)
@@ -5,16 +5,15 @@
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 Package        : linux-2.6
-Vulnerability  : denial of service/information leak
-Problem type   : several
+Vulnerability  : denial of service/privilege escalation
+Problem type   : local/remote
 Debian-specific: no
 CVE Id(s)      : CVE-2007-6716 CVE-2008-1514 CVE-2008-3276 CVE-2008-3525
                  CVE-2008-3833 CVE-2008-4210 CVE-2008-4302
 
 Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel that may
-lead to a denial of service or arbitrary code execution. The Common
-Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following
-problems:
+lead to a denial of service or privilege escalation. The Common Vulnerabilities
+and Exposures project identifies the following problems:
 
 CVE-2007-6716
 




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