SB2009102001 - Integer overflow in Linux kernel
Published: October 20, 2009
Security Bulletin ID
SB2009102001
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) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2009-2909)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow error. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/896907
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.31.2
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=528887
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125494119617994&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37075
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-October/msg00483.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36635
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37351
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00005.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00007.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-864-1
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b7058842c940ad2c08dd829b21e5c92ebe3b8758