SB2009112901 - Improper input validation in Linux kernel
Published: November 29, 2009
Security Bulletin ID
SB2009112901
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2009-4031)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation 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/2009/11/25/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/25/3
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/next/patch-v2.6.32-rc8-next-20091125.gz
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=541160
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37130
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00777.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37720
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00006.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11089
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/avi/kvm.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e42d9b8141d1f54ff72ad3850bb110c95a5f3b88