SB2010112602 - Resource exhaustion in Linux kernel
Published: November 26, 2010
Security Bulletin ID
SB2010112602
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Adjecent network
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2010-3705)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
The vulnerability exists due to resource exhaustion error. A remote non-authenticated attacker can execute arbitrary code.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/04/7
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=640036
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=128596992418814&w=2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/04/2
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0842.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1000-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42745
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/052513.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3321
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0958.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:029
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=51e97a12bef19b7e43199fc153cf9bd5f2140362