SB2011072903 - Off-by-one error in Linux kernel
Published: July 29, 2011
Security Bulletin ID
SB2011072903
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) Off-by-one error (CVE-ID: CVE-2011-2695)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to off-by-one error error. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/15/7
- http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-ext4/msg25697.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/15/8
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45193
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.0/testing/ChangeLog-3.0-rc5
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=722557
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f17722f917b2f21497deb6edc62fb1683daa08e6