Veracode Vulnerability DatabaseVERACODE:24252Denial Of Service (DoS)
1.2 Low
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Linux kernel is vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS).The systems using the kernel NFS server to export a shared memory file system and that have the sysctl overcommit_memory variable set to never overcommit (a value of 2; by default, it is set to 0), may experience a NULL pointer dereference, allowing a local, unprivileged user to cause a denial of service or escalate their privileges.
References
git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=1b79cd04fab80be61dcd2732e2423aafde9a4c1c
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/v2.6.28/ChangeLog-2.6.28-rc8
www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:198
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/05/27/1
www.redhat.com/docs/en-US/errata/RHSA-2010-0631/Kernel_Security_Update/index.html
www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0631
access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-31052
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=595970
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/59224
Related
1.2 Low
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P