SB2009110901 - Resource management errors in Linux kernel
Published: November 9, 2009 Updated: June 20, 2024
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Resource management errors (CVE-ID: CVE-2009-3726)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to resource management errors error. A remote non-authenticated attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/05/4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36936
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=529227
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/v2.6.31/ChangeLog-2.6.31-rc4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/05/1
- http://www.spinics.net/linux/lists/linux-nfs/msg03357.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00007.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-12/msg00002.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:329
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1670.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-12/msg00005.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37909
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00005.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-864-1
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2005
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38834
- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0528
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38794
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0474.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40218
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:051
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9734
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6636
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d953126a28f97ec965d23c69fd5795854c048f30