The (1) it87 and (2) via686a drivers in I2C for Linux 2.6.x before 2.6.11.8, and 2.6.12 before 2.6.12-rc2, create the sysfs "alarms" file with write permissions, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) by attempting to write to the file, which does not have an associated store function.
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| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-2.6.10-5-itaniumUpgrade linux-image-2.6.10-5-powerpcUpgrade linux-image-2.6.10-5-686-smpUpgrade linux-image-2.6.8.1-5-power4-smpUpgrade linux-patch-ubuntu-2.6.10Upgrade linux-image-2.6.10-5-k7-smpUpgrade linux-image-2.6.8.1-5-amd64-k8-smpUpgrade linux-image-2.6.8.1-5-powerpcUpgrade linux-image-2.6.8.1-5-amd64-genericUpgrade linux-image-2.6.8.1-5-k7-smpUpgrade linux-image-2.6.10-5-k7Upgrade linux-image-2.6.10-5-mckinley-smpUpgrade linux-image-2.6.10-5-686Upgrade linux-image-2.6.10-5-amd64-k8Upgrade linux-image-2.6.10-5-itanium-smpUpgrade linux-image-2.6.8.1-5-power3Upgrade linux-image-2.6.8.1-5-amd64-xeonUpgrade linux-image-2.6.8.1-5-686-smp | Nov 8, 2024 | May 2, 2005 |
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