SB2006112201 - Integer overflow in Linux kernel

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SB2006112201 - Integer overflow in Linux kernel

Published: November 22, 2006

Security Bulletin ID SB2006112201
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) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2006-6058)

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

The minix filesystem code in Linux kernel 2.6.x before 2.6.24, including 2.6.18, allows local users to cause a denial of service (hang) via a malformed minix file stream that triggers an infinite loop in the minix_bmap function. NOTE: this issue might be due to an integer overflow or signedness error.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References