Description
Linux kernel 2.6 and 2.4 on the IA64 architecture allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel crash) via ptrace and the restore_sigcontext function.
Affected products
- Novell / linux_desktop9 – 9
- Novell / open_enterprise_server9 – 9
- SUSE / suse_linux8 – 8
- SUSE / suse_linux9.0 – 9.0
- SUSE / suse_linux9.0 – 9.0
- SUSE / suse_linux9.1 – 9.1
- SUSE / suse_linux9.2 – 9.2
- SUSE / suse_linux9.3 – 9.3
- SUSE / suse_linux1.0 – 1.0
References
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/18056
- MISChttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14051
- MISChttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.12.1
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/17073
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/19369
- MISChttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10487
- MISChttp://kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4ea78729b8dbfc400fe165a57b90a394a7275a54
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1018
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-922
- MISChttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-551.html
- MISChttp://securitytracker.com/id?1014275
- MISChttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-514.html
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/17002
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_44_kernel.html
- MISChttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427980/100/0/threaded
- MISChttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-663.html
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1878