Description
Linux kernel 2.2.1 through 2.2.19, and 2.4.1 through 2.4.10, allows local users to cause a denial of service via a series of deeply nested symlinks, which causes the kernel to spend extra time when trying to access the link.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
n/a n/a
n/aaffected
References
- http://download.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7.0/updates/IMNX-2001-70-035-01 ↗
- http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/other_advisory-1650.html ↗
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100343090106914&w=2 ↗
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100350685431610&w=2 ↗
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_036_kernel_txt.html ↗
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-082.php3 ↗
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3444 ↗
- http://frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2001:079 ↗
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7312.php ↗