SB2007013003 - Memory corruption in Linux kernel

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SB2007013003 - Memory corruption in Linux kernel

Published: January 30, 2007

Security Bulletin ID SB2007013003
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Memory corruption (CVE-ID: CVE-2006-6535)

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to damange or delete data.

The dev_queue_xmit function in Linux kernel 2.6 can fail before calling the local_bh_disable function, which could lead to data corruption and 'node lockups.' NOTE: it is not clear whether this issue is exploitable.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References