SB2007062603 - Resource management errors in Linux kernel

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SB2007062603 - Resource management errors in Linux kernel

Published: June 26, 2007

Security Bulletin ID SB2007062603
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) Resource management errors (CVE-ID: CVE-2007-3104)

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

The sysfs_readdir function in the Linux kernel 2.6, as used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4.5 and other distributions, allows users to cause a denial of service (kernel OOPS) by dereferencing a null pointer to an inode in a dentry.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References