SB2005041405 - Improper input validation in Linux kernel
Published: April 14, 2005
Security Bulletin ID
SB2005041405
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2004-1237)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform service disruption.
Unknown vulnerability in the system call filtering code in the audit subsystem for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via unknown vectors.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.