17545 : Linux Kernel on AMD64 Crafted syscall() Argument Local DoS
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Disclosure
Jun 27, 2005

Discovery
Unknown

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Exploit
Unknown

Solution
Unknown

Description

 Linux Kernel on AMD64 contains a flaw that may allow a local denial of service on while in 32-bit compatibility mode. The issue is due to an error in fault.c and can cause the kernel to crash when handling specially crafted syscall() arguments, and will result in loss of availability for the platform.

Classification

 Location: Local Access Required
Attack Type: Denial of Service
Impact: Loss of Availability
Exploit: Exploit Unknown
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified

Solution

 Upgrade to version 2.6.8.1-16.20 (for Ubuntu 4.10) and 2.6.10-34.3 (for Ubuntu
5.04) or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products
Ubuntu
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Linux
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 4.10
5.04
kernel.org
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Linux Kernel
Watch-list
 2.6.10

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