SB2009120201 - Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Linux kernel
Published: December 2, 2009
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') (CVE-ID: CVE-2009-4027)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') error. A remote non-authenticated attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/next/patch-v2.6.32-rc8-next-20091201.gz
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=541149
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37170
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38017
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00000.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1996
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38492
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-864-1
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0380.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11583
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=827d42c9ac91ddd728e4f4a31fefb906ef2ceff7