Linux Kernel sysfs_readdir() NULL Pointer Dereference Lets Local Users Deny Service
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1018289 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1018289
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2007-3104
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Jun 26 2007
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Impact:
Denial of service via local system
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in the Linux kernel. A local user can cause denial of service conditions.
A local user can invoke the sysfs_readdir() function to trigger a kernel oops.
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Impact:
A local user can cause denial of service conditions on the target system.
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Solution:
No solution was available at the time of this entry.
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Vendor URL: www.kernel.org/ (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
State error
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Underlying OS:
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Message History:
This archive entry has one or more follow-up message(s) listed below.
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2007 06:20:50 -0400
Subject: Linux kernel local denial of service
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Red Hat reported:
* a flaw in the sysfs_readdir function that allowed a local user to cause a
denial of service by dereferencing a NULL pointer. (CVE-2007-3104, Moderate)
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