SB2008100303 - Resource management errors in Linux kernel
Published: October 3, 2008 Updated: June 20, 2024
Security Bulletin ID
SB2008100303
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-2008-3832)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
A certain Fedora patch for the utrace subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.26.5-28 on Fedora 8, and before 2.6.26.5-45 on Fedora 9, allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash or hang) via a call to the utrace_control function.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.