SB2004123102 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime in Linux kernel

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SB2004123102 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime in Linux kernel

Published: December 31, 2004

Security Bulletin ID SB2004123102
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Missing release of memory after effective lifetime (CVE-ID: CVE-2004-2660)

CWE-ID: CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Memory leak in direct-io.c in Linux kernel 2.6.x before 2.6.10 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via certain O_DIRECT (direct IO) write requests. This vulnerability is addressed in the following product release: Linux, Linux kernel, 2.6.10


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References