medium4.9
CVE-2006-4538
Linux kernel 2.6.17 and earlier, when running on IA64 or SPARC platforms, allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed ELF file that…
Impact
Linux kernel 2.6.17 and earlier, when running on IA64 or SPARC platforms, allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed ELF file that triggers memory maps that cross region boundaries.
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-2.6.17.11
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2006/9/4/116
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0014.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21967
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21999
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23370
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23395
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23474
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23997
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24206
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24482
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27913
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33280
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-063.htm
- http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.17.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8833ebaa3f4325820fe3338ccf6fae04f6669254
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:060
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_79_kernel.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1049.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0787.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19702
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-347-1
- http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1233
- http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1237
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3670
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10301