SB2005050202 - Resource management errors in Linux kernel 



SB2005050202 - Resource management errors in Linux kernel

Published: May 2, 2005

Security Bulletin ID SB2005050202
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Resource management errors (CVE-ID: CVE-2005-0210)

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Netfilter in the Linux kernel 2.6.8.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via certain packet fragments that are reassembled twice, which causes a data structure to be allocated twice.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.