SB2006051201 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime in Linux kernel

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SB2006051201 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime in Linux kernel

Published: May 12, 2006

Security Bulletin ID SB2006051201
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Partial DoS

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-2006-1859)

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:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a local user to perform service disruption.

Memory leak in __setlease in fs/locks.c in Linux kernel before 2.6.16.16 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via unspecified actions related to an 'uninitialised return value,' aka 'slab leak.'


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References