Linux Kernel Integer Overflow in dccp_setsockopt_change() Lets Remote Users Deny Service
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1020705 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1020705
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2008-3276
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Aug 18 2008
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Impact:
Denial of service via network
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): 2.6
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in Linux Kernel. A remote user can cause denial of service conditions.
A remote user can send specially crafted DCCP data to trigger an integer overflow and cause a kernel panic on the target system.
The vulnerability resides in 'net/dccp/proto.c'.
Eugene Teo reported this vulnerability.
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Impact:
A remote user can cause the target system to crash.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued a source code fix, available at:
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commitdiff;h=3e8a0a559c66ee9e7468195691a56fefc3589740
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Vendor URL: www.kernel.org/ (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Boundary error
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Underlying OS:
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Message History:
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2008 11:27:43 -0400
Subject: Linux Kernel
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CVE-2008-3276 Linux kernel dccp_setsockopt_change() integer overflow
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=459226
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