Veracode Vulnerability DatabaseVERACODE:23714Denial Of Service (DoS)
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 an off-by-one error was found in the iov_iter_advance function. This could allow a local unprivileged user to cause a denial of service as demonstrated by a testcase from the Linux Test Project.
| CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| kernel-rt | eq | 2.6.24.7__74.el5rt |
References
mirror.celinuxforum.org/gitstat/commit-detail.php?commit=94ad374a0751f40d25e22e036c37f7263569d24c
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/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.27-rc2
www.lkml.org/lkml/2008/7/30/446
www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0857.html
www.securityfocus.com/bid/31132
www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-659-1
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008:0857
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44492
Related
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