4.7 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
kernel is vulnerabel to denial of service. Missing boundary checks in the block layer implementation could allow a local, unprivileged user to cause a denial of service.
docs.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/html/Technical_Notes/ape.html#RHSA-2011-0007
git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=9284bcf4e335e5f18a8bc7b26461c33ab60d0689
git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=9284bcf4e335e5f18a8bc7b26461c33ab60d0689
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00000.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00001.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00004.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/10/18
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/12/2
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/29/1
secunia.com/advisories/42778
secunia.com/advisories/42801
secunia.com/advisories/42890
secunia.com/advisories/42932
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36.2
www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:029
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0007.html
www.securityfocus.com/bid/44793
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0012
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0124
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:0007
access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=652957