(Red Hat Issues Fix) Linux Kernel Signal Handling Error on PowerPC Systems Lets Local Users Deny Service
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1018348 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1018348
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2007-3107
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Jul 10 2007
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Impact:
Denial of service via local system
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): 5
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in the Linux Kernel on PowerPC systems. A local user can cause denial of service conditions.
A local user can exploit a signal handling bug to cause a floating point error and deny service on the target system.
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Impact:
A local user can cause denial of service conditions on the target system.
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Solution:
Red Hat has issued a fix.
The Red Hat advisory is available at:
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0595.html
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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 is a follow-up to the message listed below.
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2007 00:13:25 -0400
Subject: Linux kernel
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CVE-2007-3107
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0595.html
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