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Linux Kernel Unspecified "init_timer()" Security Issue
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA23529
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Release Date:
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2006-12-29
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Popularity:
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12,924 views
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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Unknown
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| OS: | Linux Kernel 2.4.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2006-5749
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Description:
A security issue with an unknown impact has been reported in Linux Kernel.
The vulnerability is caused due to an error in drivers/isdn/i4l/isdn_ppp.c as the "isdn_ppp_ccp_reset_alloc_state()" function never initialises an event timer before scheduling it with the "add_timer()" function.
Solution:
Update to version 2.4.34.
http://kernel.org/
Provided and/or discovered by:
Reported by the vendor.
Original Advisory:
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ChangeLog-2.4.34
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