SB1998122701 - Resource exhaustion in Linux kernel
Published: December 27, 1998
Security Bulletin ID
SB1998122701
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-1999-1285)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform service disruption.
Linux 2.1.132 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) by reading a large buffer from a random device (e.g. /dev/urandom), which cannot be interrupted until the read has completed.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.