SB2007022401 - Memory corruption in Linux kernel
Published: February 24, 2007 Updated: November 5, 2024
Security Bulletin ID
SB2007022401
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Memory corruption (CVE-ID: CVE-2006-7051)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The sys_timer_create function in posix-timers.c for Linux kernel 2.6.x allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) and possibly bypass memory limits or cause other processes to be killed by creating a large number of posix timers, which are allocated in kernel memory but are not treated as part of the process' memory.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.