4.9 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
kernel is vulnerable to denial of service (DoS). The vulnerability exists as a deficiency was found in the Linux kernel tmpfs implementation. This could allow a local unprivileged user to make a certain sequence of file operations, possibly causing a denial of service.
CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
---|---|---|---|
kernel-rt | eq | 2.6.24.7__74.el5rt |
git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.26.y.git;a=commit;h=14fcc23fdc78e9d32372553ccf21758a9bd56fa1
lkml.org/lkml/2008/7/26/71
secunia.com/advisories/31881
secunia.com/advisories/32190
secunia.com/advisories/32393
www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1636
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.26.1
www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0857.html
www.securityfocus.com/bid/31134
www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-659-1
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008:0857
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44489