SB2010021502 - Input validation error in Linux kernel

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.

1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2010-0622)

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform service disruption.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the wake_futex_pi() function in kernel/futex.c. A local user can perform service disruption.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=51246bfd189064079c54421507236fd2723b18f3
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035070.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00000.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00006.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/38779
• http://secunia.com/advisories/38905
• http://secunia.com/advisories/38922
• http://secunia.com/advisories/39033
• http://secunia.com/advisories/43315
• http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2005
• http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.33-rc7
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:088
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:198
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/09/2
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/11/2
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0161.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-914-1
• http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0638
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=563091
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9655