Denial Of Service (DoS)

2020-04-1000:21:41

Veracode Vulnerability Database

sca.analysiscenter.veracode.com

7.8 High

CVSS2

Access Vector

NETWORK

Access Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

JSON

The kernel is vulnerable to denial of service (DoS).A possible NULL pointer dereference was found in the subsystem used for showing CPU information, as used by CHRP systems on PowerPC architectures. This may have allowed a local unprivileged user to cause a denial of service (crash).

CPENameOperatorVersion
kerneleq2.6.18__8.1.14.el5
kerneleq2.6.18__8.1.3.el5
kerneleq2.6.18__8.1.3.lspp.81.el5
kerneleq2.6.18__8.1.1.el5
kerneleq2.6.18__8.1.4.el5
kerneleq2.6.18__53.el5
kerneleq2.6.18__8.1.3.lspp.80.el5
kerneleq2.6.18__8.1.6.el5
kerneleq2.6.18__8.1.15.el5
kerneleq2.6.18__53.1.13.el5

Name	Operator	Version
kernel	eq	2.6.18__8.1.14.el5
kernel	eq	2.6.18__8.1.3.el5
kernel	eq	2.6.18__8.1.3.lspp.81.el5
kernel	eq	2.6.18__8.1.1.el5
kernel	eq	2.6.18__8.1.4.el5
kernel	eq	2.6.18__53.el5
kernel	eq	2.6.18__8.1.3.lspp.80.el5
kernel	eq	2.6.18__8.1.6.el5
kernel	eq	2.6.18__8.1.15.el5
kernel	eq	2.6.18__53.1.13.el5