CVE-2006-5754 - security flaw

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MEDIUM

security flaw

Published Jan 30, 2007

4.9

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 0.41%

Description

The aio_setup_ring function in Linux kernel does not properly initialize a variable, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via an unspecified error path that causes an incorrect free operation.

Affected products

Product	Package	State	Advisory
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4	kernel-0:2.6.9-42.0.8.EL	Fixed	RHSA-2007:0014

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

References (15)

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0014.html
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
http://secunia.com/advisories/23997
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24206
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25683
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://secunia.com/advisories/25714
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-063.htm
x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1304
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:025
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_35_kernel.html
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22193
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-5754
Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1618225
Issue Tracking
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-5754
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11234
vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-5754

Link	Providers	Tags
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0014.html		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
http://secunia.com/advisories/23997		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24206		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25683		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://secunia.com/advisories/25714		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-063.htm		x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1304		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:025		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_35_kernel.html		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22193		vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-5754		Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1618225		Issue Tracking
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-5754
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11234		vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-5754