CVE-2006-5754 (GCVE-0-2006-5754)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2007-01-30 19:00
Modified
2024-08-07 20:04
Severity ?
CWE
  • n/a
Summary
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.
References
secalert@redhat.com http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0014.html
secalert@redhat.com http://secunia.com/advisories/23997 Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.com http://secunia.com/advisories/24206 Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.com http://secunia.com/advisories/25683
secalert@redhat.com http://secunia.com/advisories/25714
secalert@redhat.com http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-063.htm
secalert@redhat.com http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1304
secalert@redhat.com http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:025
secalert@redhat.com http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_35_kernel.html
secalert@redhat.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22193
secalert@redhat.com https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11234
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0014.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://secunia.com/advisories/23997 Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://secunia.com/advisories/24206 Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://secunia.com/advisories/25683
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://secunia.com/advisories/25714
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-063.htm
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1304
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:025
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_35_kernel.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22193
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11234
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