SB2006110901 - Memory corruption in Linux kernel

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SB2006110901 - Memory corruption in Linux kernel

Published: November 9, 2006

Security Bulletin ID SB2006110901
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) Memory corruption (CVE-ID: CVE-2006-5823)

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

The zlib_inflate function in Linux kernel 2.6.x allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed filesystem that uses zlib compression that triggers memory corruption, as demonstrated using cramfs.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References