SB2007050301 - Resource management errors in Linux kernel

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SB2007050301 - Resource management errors in Linux kernel

Published: May 3, 2007

Security Bulletin ID SB2007050301
CSH 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 vulnerability.


1) Resource management errors (CVE-ID: CVE-2007-0771)

CWE-ID: CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors

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


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

The utrace support in Linux kernel 2.6.18, and other versions, allows local users to cause a denial of service (system hang) related to 'MT exec + utrace_attach spin failure mode,' as demonstrated by ptrace-thrash.c.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References