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Linux Kernel "die_if_kernel()" Potential Denial of Service
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA19078
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Release Date:
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2006-03-07
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Popularity:
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9,367 views
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Critical:
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Not critical
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Impact:
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DoS
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Where:
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Local system
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| OS: | Linux Kernel 2.6.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2006-0742
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in the Linux kernel, which potentially can be exploited by malicious, local users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).
The vulnerability is caused due to the "die_if_kernel()" function in "arch/ia64/kernel/unaligned.c" being erroneously marked with a "noreturn" attribute. This can potentially be exploited to cause a DoS on Itanium systems, when the kernel is compiled with certain version of the gcc compiler.
Solution:
Update to version 2.6.15.6.
http://www.kernel.org/
Provided and/or discovered by:
The vendor credits Alan and Gareth.
Original Advisory:
Kernel.org:
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.15.6
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