PT-2007-1186 · Linux+1 · Linux Kernel+1

Published 2007-01-30 · Updated 2017-10-11 · CVE-2006-5754

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.9

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)

Description: The issue is related to the aio setup ring function in the Linux kernel, which does not properly initialize a variable. This can be exploited by local users to cause a denial of service, resulting in a system crash. The exploitation occurs via an unspecified error path that leads to an incorrect free operation.

Recommendations: At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2006-5754

DSA-1304

RHSA-2007:0014

RHSA-2007_0014

Affected Products

Linux Kernel

Red Hat

References · 244

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