SB2007050901 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime in Linux kernel

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SB2007050901 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime in Linux kernel

Published: May 9, 2007

Security Bulletin ID SB2007050901
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) Missing release of memory after effective lifetime (CVE-ID: CVE-2007-2525)

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

Memory leak in the PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE) socket implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.21-git8 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by creating a socket using connect, and releasing it before the PPPIOCGCHAN ioctl is initialized.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References