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Linux Kernel Two Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA27555
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Release Date:
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2007-11-08
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Last Update:
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2009-04-30
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Popularity:
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9,964 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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DoS
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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 2.6.x
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| Advisory Content (Page 1 of 3) | [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] | |
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Description:
Two vulnerabilities have been reported in the Linux Kernel, which can be exploited by malicious, local users or by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).
1) An off-by-two error exists within the function "ieee80211_rx()" in net/ieee80211/ieee80211_rx.c. This can be exploited to cause a kernel panic by sending a specially crafted ieee80211 frame with the IEEE80211_STYPE_QOS_DATA flag set to an affected system.
2) An error while setting the NFS file name limit in the "nfs_server" structure can be exploited by an unprivileged local user to cause a system crash.
The vulnerabilities are reported in versions prior to 2.6.23.
Change Page:
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