Linux Kernel Memory Error in Connector Notification Code Lets Local Users Deny Service
|
|
SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1023540 |
|
SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1023540
|
|
CVE Reference:
GENERIC-MAP-NOMATCH
(Links to External Site)
|
Date: Feb 3 2010
|
Impact:
Denial of service via local system
|
Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
|
Version(s): 2.6.32.7 and prior versions
|
Description:
A vulnerability was reported in the Linux Kernel. A local user can cause denial of service conditions.
A local user can trigger a memory error in the connector notification code in 'drivers/connector/connector.c'.
Sebastian Krahmer reported this vulnerability.
|
Impact:
A local user can cause denial of service conditions on the target system.
|
Solution:
The vendor has issued a source code fix, available at:
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commitdiff;h=f98bfbd78c37c5946cc53089da32a5f741efdeb7
|
Vendor URL: www.kernel.org/ (Links to External Site)
|
Cause:
Access control error
|
Underlying OS:
|
|
Message History:
None.
|
Source Message Contents
|
Date: Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:09:53 +0000
Subject: Linux Kernel
|
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commitdiff;h=f98bfbd78c37c5946cc53089da32a5f741efdeb7
|
|
