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Linux Kernel "dccp_setsockopt_change()" Integer Overflow
Release Date: 2008-08-18 Last Update: 2008-08-22 Views: 8,453
Secunia Advisory SA31509
Where:
Local system
Impact:
DoS,
Solution Status:
Vendor Patch
CVE Reference(s):
Description
A vulnerability has been reported in the Linux Kernel, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).
The vulnerability is caused due to an integer overflow error within the "dccp_setsockopt_change()" function in net/dccp/proto.c and can be exploited to trigger a kernel panic.
The vulnerability is reported in versions 2.6.17-rc1 and later.
Solution:
Update to version 2.6.26.3.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Eugene Teo, Red Hat Security Response Team
Original Advisory:
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=459226
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.26.3
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Subject: Linux Kernel "dccp_setsockopt_change()" Integer Overflow
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