37116 : Linux Kernel USBLCD Driver (drivers/usb/misc/usblcd.c) lcd_write Function Local DoS
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2007-06-11

Description

<em style='font-weight:bold;'>(Description Provided by <a href="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2007-3513" target="_blank">CVE</a>)</em> : The lcd_write function in drivers/usb/misc/usblcd.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.22-rc7 does not limit the amount of memory used by a caller, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption).

Classification

Attack Type: Denial of Service
Impact: Loss of Availability
Disclosure: Vendor Verified

Products

Unknown or Incomplete

References

CVE ID: 2007-3513 (see also: NVD)
Bugtraq ID: 24734
Secunia Advisory ID: 25895 26139 26139 26450 26450 26643 26643 26664 27212 27227 27322
VUPEN Advisory: ADV-2007-2403
Other Advisory URL: http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.22-rc7
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-October/066702.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2007-10/msg00000.html
http://support.novell.com/techcenter/psdb/a4e6d19f94707022b621550d1049f74e.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1356
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_51_kernel.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-489-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-509-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-510-1
http://www.us.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1356
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.22-rc7
RedHat RHSA: RHSA-2007:0940

Tools & Filters

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Credit

Unknown or Incomplete

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 4.9
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2007-07-04 | Disagree?

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