Veracode Vulnerability DatabaseVERACODE:24777Denial 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 integer signedness error in next_pidmap() 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=c78193e9c7bcbf25b8237ad0dec82f805c4ea69b
git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d8bdc59f215e62098bc5b4256fd9928bf27053a1
git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=c78193e9c7bcbf25b8237ad0dec82f805c4ea69b
git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=d8bdc59f215e62098bc5b4256fd9928bf27053a1
groups.google.com/group/fa.linux.kernel/msg/4a28ecb7f755a88d?dmode=source
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/19/1
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/20/1
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0927.html
secunia.com/advisories/44164
securitytracker.com/id?1025420
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.38.4
www.securityfocus.com/bid/47497
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1146-1
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:0927
access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697822
docs.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/5/html/5.6_Technical_Notes/kernel.html#RHSA-2011-0927
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66876
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