SB2006091903 - Resource management errors in Linux kernel

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SB2006091903 - Resource management errors in Linux kernel

Published: September 19, 2006

Security Bulletin ID SB2006091903
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 security vulnerability.


1) Resource management errors (CVE-ID: CVE-2006-4535)

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

The Linux kernel 2.6.17.10 and 2.6.17.11 and 2.6.18-rc5 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via an SCTP socket with a certain SO_LINGER value, possibly related to the patch for CVE-2006-3745. NOTE: older kernel versions for specific Linux distributions are also affected, due to backporting of the CVE-2006-3745 patch.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References