Veracode Vulnerability DatabaseVERACODE:23895Denial Of Service (DoS)
7.2 High
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
The kernel is vulnerable to Denial Of Service (DoS). An array index error was found in the gdth driver. A local user could send a specially-crafted IOCTL request that would cause a denial of service or, possibly, privilege escalation.
References
git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=690e744869f3262855b83b4fb59199cf142765b0
git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=690e744869f3262855b83b4fb59199cf142765b0
kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-20536
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-12/msg00002.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-12/msg00005.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00000.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00005.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00007.html
secunia.com/advisories/37435
secunia.com/advisories/37720
secunia.com/advisories/37909
secunia.com/advisories/38017
secunia.com/advisories/38276
support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100073666
www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2005
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.32-rc8
www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:030
www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:051
www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0041.html
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0882.html
www.securityfocus.com/bid/37068
www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-864-1
www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0009.html
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0041
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0046
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0076
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0882
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-3080
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=539414
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10989
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12862
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7101
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0046.html
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0095.html
www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00777.html
Related
7.2 High
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C