SB2008081501 - Resource management errors in Linux kernel ipv6
Published: August 15, 2008
Security Bulletin ID
SB2008081501
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Resource management errors (CVE-ID: CVE-2008-3686)
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 rt6_fill_node() function in net/ipv6/route.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=5e0115e500fe9dd2ca11e6f92db9123204f1327a
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/8/7/230
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/8/8/7
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31579
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2422
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44605