SB2007022001 - Resource management errors in Linux kernel
Published: February 20, 2007
Security Bulletin ID
SB2007022001
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Resource management errors (CVE-ID: CVE-2007-0772)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The Linux kernel 2.6.13 and other versions before 2.6.20.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (oops) via a crafted NFSACL 2 ACCESS request that triggers a free of an incorrect pointer.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2739
- http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2740
- http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.20.1
- http://osvdb.org/33022
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24201
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24215
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24400
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24482
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24547
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24752
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24777
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25691
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:060
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:078
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_18_kernel.html
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_21_kernel.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471457
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22625
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-451-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0660
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32578
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1063