SB2015080504 - Integer overflow in Linux kernel udf
Published: August 5, 2015
Security Bulletin ID
SB2015080504
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) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-4167)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow within the fs/udf/inode.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=23b133bdc452aa441fcb9b82cbf6dd05cfd342d0
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00049.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00011.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00018.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00021.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3290
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3313
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.19.1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/02/6
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74963
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033187
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2631-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2632-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1228204
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/23b133bdc452aa441fcb9b82cbf6dd05cfd342d0