kernel: dccp: fix oops on Reset after close

The dccprcvstateprocess function in net/dccp/input.c in the Datagram Congestion Control Protocol DCCP implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38 does not properly handle packets for a CLOSED endpoint, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service NULL pointer dereference and OO...

PT-2011-1072 · Suse +2 · Kernel-Kdumppae +2

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux kernel versions prior to 2.6.38 kernel-kdumppae affected versions not specified Description: The issue is related to the Datagram Congestion Control Protocol DCCP implementation in the Linux kernel. Specifically, the dccp rcv state...

Ubuntu 6.06 LTS / 7.10 / 8.04 LTS : linux, linux-source-2.6.15/22 vulnerabilities (USN-659-1)

It was discovered that the direct-IO subsystem did not correctly validate certain structures. A local attacker could exploit this to cause a system crash, leading to a denial of service. CVE-2007-6716 It was discovered that the disabling of the ZEROPAGE optimization could lead to large memory...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : kernel (MDVSA-2008:112)

Some vulnerabilities were discovered and corrected in the Linux 2.6 kernel : The Datagram Congestion Control Protocol DCCP subsystem in the Linux kernel 2.6.18, and probably other versions, does not properly check feature lengths, which might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code,...

Mandriva Update for kernel MDVSA-2008:112 (kernel)

Check for the Version of kernel OpenVAS Vulnerability Test Mandriva Update for kernel MDVSA-2008:112 kernel Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2009 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under t...

Ubuntu Update for linux, linux-source-2.6.15/22 vulnerabilities USN-659-1

Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-659-1 OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: gbubuntuUSN6591.nasl 7969 2017-12-01 09:23:16Z santu $ Ubuntu Update for linux, linux-source-2.6.15/22 vulnerabilities USN-659-1 Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2009 Greenbone Networks...

Linux kernel dccp_setsockopt_change() integer overflow

Integer overflow in the dccpsetsockoptchange function in net/dccp/proto.c in the Datagram Congestion Control Protocol DCCP subsystem in the Linux kernel 2.6.17-rc1 through 2.6.26.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service panic via a crafted integer value, related to Change L and Chan...

RHEL 5 : kernel (RHSA-2008:0957)

Updated kernel packages that resolve several security issues and fix various bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. Updated 12th November 2008 The original packages distributed wi...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security and bug fix update

Updated kernel packages that fix several security issues and several bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise MRG 1.0. This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux...

Linux kernel dccp_setsockopt_change() integer overflow

Integer overflow in the dccpsetsockoptchange function in net/dccp/proto.c in the Datagram Congestion Control Protocol DCCP subsystem in the Linux kernel 2.6.17-rc1 through 2.6.26.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service panic via a crafted integer value, related to Change L and Chan...

Optimistic TCP acknowledgements can cause denial of service

Overview A vulnerability in the TCP congestion control mechanism could be leveraged by an attacker to cause a denial of service. Description The Transmission Control Protocol TCP is described in RFC 793 as a means to provide reliable host-to-host transmission in a packet-switched computer network...

PT-2013-6346 · Suse +4 · Suse Linux Enterprise Kernel-Pae-Devel +8

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux kernel versions prior to 3.13.6 SUSE Linux Enterprise kernel-pae-devel affected versions not specified SUSE Linux Enterprise kernel-xen-devel affected versions not specified SUSE Linux Enterprise gfs2-kmp-xen affected versions not...