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 a flaw in inet_diag_bc_audit() could allow a local, unprivileged user to cause a denial of service (infinite loop).
article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.network/197206
article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.network/197208
article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.network/197386
article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.network/198809
git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=eeb1497277d6b1a0a34ed36b97e18f2bd7d6de0d
git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=eeb1497277d6b1a0a34ed36b97e18f2bd7d6de0d
marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139447903326211&w=2
patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/100857/
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0927.html
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39.3
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/20/1
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/20/13
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/20/16
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:0927
access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=714536
docs.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/5/html/5.6_Technical_Notes/kernel.html#RHSA-2011-0927