SB2008032601 - Resource management errors in Linux kernel s390 kernel

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SB2008032601 - Resource management errors in Linux kernel s390 kernel

Published: March 26, 2008

Security Bulletin ID SB2008032601
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-2008-1514)

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

The vulnerability exists due to resource management errors error within the __peek_user(), __poke_user(), __peek_user_compat() and __poke_user_compat() functions in arch/s390/kernel/ptrace.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References