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CVE Reference: CVE-2006-5754
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CVE-2006-5754

Description:
The aio_setup_ring function in Linux kernel does not properly initialize a variable, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via an unspecified error path that causes an incorrect free operation.

CVE Status:
Candidate

References:

SUSE
  http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_35_kernel.html

SAID
  Secunia Advisory: SA23997
  Secunia Advisory: SA24206
  Secunia Advisory: SA25683
  Secunia Advisory: SA25714

REDHAT
  http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0014.html

MANDRIVA
  http://frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:025

DEBIAN
  http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1304

CONFIRM
  http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-063.htm

BID
  22193


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