SB2011011115 - Integer overflow in Linux kernel

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SB2011011115 - Integer overflow in Linux kernel

Published: January 11, 2011

Security Bulletin ID SB2011011115
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2010-3865)

The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code.

Integer overflow in the rds_rdma_pages function in net/rds/rdma.c in the Linux kernel allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted iovec struct in a Reliable Datagram Sockets (RDS) request, which triggers a buffer overflow.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References