CVE-2006-3741 - security flaw

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MEDIUM

security flaw

Published Oct 9, 2006

4.9

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 0.44%

Description

The perfmonctl system call (sys_perfmonctl) in Linux kernel 2.4.x and 2.6 before 2.6.18, when running on Itanium systems, does not properly track the reference count for file descriptors, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (file descriptor consumption).

Affected products

Product	Package	State	Advisory
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4	kernel-0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL	Fixed	RHSA-2006:0689

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

References (23)

http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=204360
x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
http://secunia.com/advisories/22279
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22292
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22382
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22945
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://secunia.com/advisories/23370
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://secunia.com/advisories/23474
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-249.htm
x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b8444d00762703e1b6146fce12ce2684885f8bf6
x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:182
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:025
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_79_kernel.html
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0689.html
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20361
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1233
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3937
vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-3741
Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1618157
Issue Tracking
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2006-3735
Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29384
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-3741
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11250
vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-3741

Link	Providers	Tags
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=204360		x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
http://secunia.com/advisories/22279		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22292		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22382		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22945		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://secunia.com/advisories/23370		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://secunia.com/advisories/23474		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-249.htm		x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b8444d00762703e1b6146fce12ce2684885f8bf6		x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:182		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:025		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_79_kernel.html		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0689.html		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20361		vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1233		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3937		vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-3741		Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1618157		Issue Tracking
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2006-3735		Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29384		vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-3741
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11250		vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-3741