The Linux kernel before 2.2.19 does not have unregister calls for (1) CPUID and (2) MSR drivers, which could cause a DoS (crash) by unloading and reloading the drivers.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux_kernel | Linux | * | 2.2.19 (including) |
| Red Hat Linux 6.2 | RedHat | * | |
| Red Hat Linux 7.0 | RedHat | * |
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq\u0026m=98575345009963\u0026w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq\u0026m=98637996127004\u0026w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq\u0026m=98653252326445\u0026w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq\u0026m=98684172109474\u0026w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq\u0026m=98759029811377\u0026w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq\u0026m=98775114228203\u0026w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq\u0026m=99013830726309\u0026w=2
- http://www.linux.org.uk/VERSION/relnotes.2219.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-047.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-047
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq\u0026m=98575345009963\u0026w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq\u0026m=98637996127004\u0026w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq\u0026m=98653252326445\u0026w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq\u0026m=98684172109474\u0026w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq\u0026m=98759029811377\u0026w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq\u0026m=98775114228203\u0026w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq\u0026m=99013830726309\u0026w=2
- http://www.linux.org.uk/VERSION/relnotes.2219.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-047.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-047