Netfilter in the Linux kernel 2.6.8.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via certain packet fragments that are reassembled twice, which causes a data structure to be allocated twice.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux_kernel | Linux | 2.6.8.1 (including) | 2.6.8.1 (including) |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | RedHat | kernel-0:2.4.21-37.EL | * |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | RedHat | kernel-0:2.6.9-5.0.5.EL | * |
| Kernel-source-2.4.27 | Ubuntu | dapper | * |
| Kernel-source-2.4.27 | Ubuntu | edgy | * |
| Linux-source-2.6.15 | Ubuntu | dapper | * |
| Linux-source-2.6.17 | Ubuntu | edgy | * |
References
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a\u0026anuncio=000945
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq\u0026m=111091402626556\u0026w=2
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-366.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-663.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/14295
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17002
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17826
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:218
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:219
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_18_kernel.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/14966
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12816
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1878
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10275
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a\u0026anuncio=000945
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq\u0026m=111091402626556\u0026w=2
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-366.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-663.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/14295
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17002
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17826
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:218
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:219
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_18_kernel.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/14966
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12816
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1878
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10275