Double free in Linux kernel - CVE-2006-5754

 

Double free in Linux kernel - CVE-2006-5754

Published: January 30, 2007 / Updated: October 11, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU95262
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2006-5754
CWE-ID: CWE-415
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The aio_setup_ring function in Linux kernel does not properly initialize a variable, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via an unspecified error path that causes an incorrect free operation.


How to mitigate CVE-2006-5754

Install update from vendor's repository.

Sources