SB2010040702 - Integer overflow in Linux kernel
Published: April 7, 2010
Security Bulletin ID
SB2010040702
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) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2010-1085)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The azx_position_ok function in hda_intel.c in Linux kernel 2.6.33-rc4 and earlier, when running on the AMD780V chip set, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via unknown manipulations that trigger a divide-by-zero error.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/2/5/322
- http://nctritech.net/bugreport.txt
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39649
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43315
- http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100088287
- http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100090459
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/22/2
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0394.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0398.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38348
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=567168
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10027