IBM AFS Null Pointer Dereference Lets Remote Users Deny Service
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1022762 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1022762
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CVE Reference:
GENERIC-MAP-NOMATCH
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Aug 24 2009
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Impact:
Denial of service via network
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): 3.6
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in IBM AFS for Linux. A remote user can cause denial of service conditions.
A remote AFS file server can return a specially crafted error code that, when processed by the target AFS client, will trigger a pointer dereference and cause a kernel panic.
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Impact:
A remote user can cause a kernel panic on the target system.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued a fixed version of AFS (3.6 Patch 19).
The vendor's advisory is available at:
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21396389
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Vendor URL: www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21396389 (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Access control error, State error
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Underlying OS:
Linux (Any)
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Message History:
None.
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2009 09:19:53 -0400
Subject: IBM AFS
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http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21396389
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