CVE-2004-0554

Linux kernel 2.4.x and 2.6.x for x86 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash), possibly via an infinite loop that triggers a signal handler with a certain sequence of fsave and frstor instructions, as originally demonstrated using a crash.c program.

Affected Software

References

• http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a\u0026anuncio=000845
• http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=15905
• http://linuxreviews.org/news/2004-06-11_kernel_crash/index.html
• http://lwn.net/Articles/91155/
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq\u0026m=108786114032681\u0026w=2
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq\u0026m=108793699910896\u0026w=2
• http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel\u0026m=108681568931323\u0026w=2
• http://secunia.com/advisories/20162
• http://secunia.com/advisories/20163
• http://secunia.com/advisories/20202
• http://secunia.com/advisories/20338
• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200407-02.xml
• http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1067
• http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1069
• http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1070
• http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1082
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/973654
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:062
• http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_17_kernel.html
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-255.html
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-260.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10538
• http://www.trustix.net/errata/2004/0034/
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16412
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2915
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9426