SB2012062222 - Improper input validation in Linux kernel
Published: June 22, 2012
Security Bulletin ID
SB2012062222
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) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2011-4913)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation error. A remote non-authenticated attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=770777
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/be20250c13f88375345ad99950190685eda51eb8
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/28/2
- http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=be20250c13f88375345ad99950190685eda51eb8