The Reliable Datagram Sockets (RDS) subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38 does not properly handle congestion map updates, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (BUG_ON and system crash) via vectors involving (1) a loopback (aka loop) transmit operation or (2) an InfiniBand (aka ib) transmit operation.
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-uekUpgrade kernel | Oct 16, 2024 | Jun 21, 2012 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade SUSE-Linux-Enterprise-RT-releaseUpgrade ofed-kmp-rt | Dec 12, 2013 | Jun 21, 2012 |
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