SB2008012901 - Resource management errors in Linux kernel

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SB2008012901 - Resource management errors in Linux kernel

Published: January 29, 2008

Security Bulletin ID SB2008012901
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote 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-2007-6694)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The chrp_show_cpuinfo function (chrp/setup.c) in Linux kernel 2.4.21 through 2.6.18-53, when running on PowerPC, might allow local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via unknown vectors that cause the of_get_property function to fail, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References