drivers/connector/connector.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.32.8 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and system crash) by sending the kernel many NETLINK_CONNECTOR messages.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux_kernel | Linux | * | 2.6.32.8 (excluding) |
| MRG for RHEL-5 | RedHat | kernel-rt-0:2.6.24.7-149.el5rt | * |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | RedHat | kernel-0:2.6.18-194.3.1.el5 | * |
| Linux | Ubuntu | hardy | * |
| Linux | Ubuntu | intrepid | * |
| Linux | Ubuntu | jaunty | * |
| Linux | Ubuntu | karmic | * |
| Linux | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-source-2.6.15 | Ubuntu | dapper | * |
| Linux-source-2.6.15 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f98bfbd78c37c5946cc53089da32a5f741efdeb7
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035070.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035159.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00000.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00006.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00007.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38492
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38557
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38779
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38922
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39033
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39649
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39742
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43315
- http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100088287
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1996
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2005
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.32.8
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:088
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2010_23_kernel.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/03/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/03/3
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0161.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0398.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38058
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-914-1
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0638
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=561682
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10903
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f98bfbd78c37c5946cc53089da32a5f741efdeb7
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035070.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035159.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00000.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00006.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00007.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38492
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38557
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38779
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38922
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39033
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39649
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39742
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43315
- http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100088287
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1996
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2005
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.32.8
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:088
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2010_23_kernel.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/03/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/03/3
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0161.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0398.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38058
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-914-1
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0638
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=561682
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10903