The mq_open system call in Linux kernel 2.6.9, in certain situations, can decrement a counter twice ("double decrement") as a result of multiple calls to the mntput function when the dentry_open function call fails, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via unspecified attack vectors.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suse | — | Upgrade kernel-pseries64Upgrade kernel-sourceUpgrade kernel-s390Upgrade kernel-smpUpgrade kernel-pmac64Upgrade kernel-symsUpgrade um-host-kernelUpgrade kernel-sn2Upgrade kernel-64k-pagesizeUpgrade kernel-umUpgrade kernel-iseries64Upgrade kernel-debugUpgrade kernel-defaultUpgrade kernel-bigsmpUpgrade kernel-s390xUpgrade um-host-install-initrd | Feb 17, 2015 | Dec 31, 2005 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-2.6.10-6-mckinley-smpUpgrade linux-image-2.6.12-10-686Upgrade linux-image-2.6.8.1-6-power3-smpUpgrade linux-image-2.6.8.1-6-amd64-xeonUpgrade linux-image-2.6.10-6-itaniumUpgrade linux-image-2.6.10-6-amd64-xeonUpgrade linux-image-2.6.8.1-6-amd64-genericUpgrade linux-image-2.6.8.1-6-power4Upgrade linux-image-2.6.8.1-6-powerpcUpgrade linux-image-2.6.12-10-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-2.6.10-6-amd64-k8Upgrade linux-patch-ubuntu-2.6.12Upgrade linux-image-2.6.10-6-power3Upgrade linux-image-2.6.8.1-6-k7-smpUpgrade linux-image-2.6.10-6-386Upgrade linux-image-2.6.10-6-amd64-genericUpgrade linux-image-2.6.10-6-power4Upgrade linux-image-2.6.12-10-686-smpUpgrade linux-image-2.6.8.1-6-686-smpUpgrade linux-image-2.6.10-6-686Upgrade linux-patch-ubuntu-2.6.10Upgrade linux-image-2.6.10-6-amd64-k8-smpUpgrade linux-image-2.6.12-10-itaniumUpgrade linux-image-2.6.8.1-6-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-2.6.12-10-amd64-k8-smpUpgrade linux-image-2.6.10-6-itanium-smpUpgrade linux-image-2.6.12-10-iseries-smp | Nov 8, 2024 | Dec 31, 2005 |
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