SB2011072902 - Resource exhaustion in Linux kernel
Published: July 29, 2011
Security Bulletin ID
SB2011072902
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2011-2689)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to resource exhaustion error. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.0/testing/ChangeLog-3.0-rc1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/13/1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45193
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1025776
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=720861
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48677
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1065.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139447903326211&w=2
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68557
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6905d9e4dda6112f007e9090bca80507da158e63