low2.1
CVE-2005-1369
The (1) it87 and (2) via686a drivers in I2C for Linux 2.6.x before 2.6.11.8, and 2.6.12 before 2.6.12-rc2, create the sysfs "alarms" file with write permission…
Impact
The (1) it87 and (2) via686a drivers in I2C for Linux 2.6.x before 2.6.11.8, and 2.6.12 before 2.6.12-rc2, create the sysfs "alarms" file with write permissions, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) by attempting to write to the file, which does not have an associated store function.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux Kernel | Versions 2.6.0, 2.6.1, 2.6.2, 2.6.3, 2.6.4, 2.6.5 |
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.11.8
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2005/4/20/159
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427980/100/0/threaded
- http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.11.8
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2005/4/20/159
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427980/100/0/threaded