SB2005030704 - Resource exhaustion in Linux kernel
Published: March 7, 2005
Security Bulletin ID
SB2005030704
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-2005-0179)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform service disruption.
Linux kernel 2.4.x and 2.6.x allows local users to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) and bypass RLIM_MEMLOCK limits via the mlockall call.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/index.php?id=a&anuncio=000930
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-January/030660.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17002
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-092.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-663.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1878
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9890