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USN-1598-1: Linux kernel vulnerability

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USN-1598-1: Linux kernel vulnerability

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
08/09/2012
Created
07/25/2018
Added
05/06/2013
Modified
07/09/2020

Description

The sock_alloc_send_pskb function in net/core/sock.c in the Linux kernel before 3.4.5 does not properly validate a certain length value, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and system crash) or possibly gain privileges by leveraging access to a TUN/TAP device.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-24-32-386
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-24-32-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-24-32-hppa32
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-24-32-hppa64
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-24-32-itanium
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-24-32-lpia
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-24-32-lpiacompat
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-24-32-mckinley
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-24-32-openvz
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-24-32-powerpc
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-24-32-powerpc-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-24-32-powerpc64-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-24-32-rt
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-24-32-server
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-24-32-sparc64
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-24-32-sparc64-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-24-32-virtual
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-24-32-xen

References

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