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Linux Kernel Program Control Return Denial of Service
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA19639
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Release Date:
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2006-04-17
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Last Update:
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2006-06-01
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Popularity:
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8,977 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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Description:
A vulnerability and a weakness have been reported in Linux Kernel, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).
1) An error exists when the kernel returns program control using SYSRET on Intel EM64T CPUs. The may cause a DoS due to the way Intel EM64T CPUs handle uncanonical return addresses when a user has been able to change the frames.
2) Improperly use of BUG_ON in the "__group_complete_signal()" function may in certain cases be exploited to cause unwanted process crashes.
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