Veracode Vulnerability DatabaseVERACODE:24707Denial 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). A missing validation check was found in the bcm_release() and raw_release() functions in the Linux kernel’s Controller Area Network (CAN) implementation. This could allow a local, unprivileged user to cause a denial of service.
References
git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=10022a6c66e199d8f61d9044543f38785713cbbd
git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=10022a6c66e199d8f61d9044543f38785713cbbd
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/20/7
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/21/1
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/21/2
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/21/7
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/22/2
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/25/4
permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.network/192974
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.39-rc6
www.securityfocus.com/bid/47835
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:0836
access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698057
docs.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/html/6.1_Technical_Notes/kernel.html#RHSA-2011-0836
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