SB2013042903 - Resource management errors in Linux kernel
Published: April 29, 2013
Security Bulletin ID
SB2013042903
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 management errors (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-2015)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to resource management errors 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/2013/04/26/16
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0e9a9a1ad619e7e987815d20262d36a2f95717ca
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.7.3
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=957123
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0e9a9a1ad619e7e987815d20262d36a2f95717ca