SB2005093002 - Resource management errors in Linux kernel 



SB2005093002 - Resource management errors in Linux kernel

Published: September 30, 2005

Security Bulletin ID SB2005093002
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-2005-3109)

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform service disruption.

The HFS and HFS+ (hfsplus) modules in Linux 2.6 allow attackers to cause a denial of service (oops) by using hfsplus to mount a filesystem that is not hfsplus.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.