security flaw

Memory leak in the ipoptionsget function in the Linux kernel before 2.6.10 allows local users to cause a denial of service memory consumption by repeatedly calling the ipcmsgsend function...

PT-2004-2256 · Linux · Linux Kernel

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux kernel versions prior to 2.6.10 Description: The issue is related to an integer overflow in the ip options get function, which can be exploited by local users to cause a denial of service, resulting in a kernel crash. This is achieved b...