SB2017020670 - Improper input validation in Linux kernel
Published: February 6, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017020670
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) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2010-5328)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation error within the __attribute__() and fork_idle() functions in kernel/fork.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://ftp.naist.jp/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.35
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=f106eee10038c2ee5b6056aaf3f6d5229be6dcdd
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=f20011457f41c11edb5ea5038ad0c8ea9f392023
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=fa2755e20ab0c7215d99c2dc7c262e98a09b01df
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/21/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97103
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1358840
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f106eee10038c2ee5b6056aaf3f6d5229be6dcdd
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f20011457f41c11edb5ea5038ad0c8ea9f392023
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/fa2755e20ab0c7215d99c2dc7c262e98a09b01df