Description
Integer overflow in the vc_resize function in the Linux kernel 2.4 and 2.6 before 2.6.10 allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel crash) via a short new screen value, which leads to a buffer overflow.
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://secunia.com/advisories/20163 ↗
- http://www.securitytrap.com/mail/full-disclosure/2004/Dec/0323.html ↗
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/47-1/ ↗
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18523 ↗
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1082 ↗
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_18_kernel.html ↗
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1070 ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20162 ↗
- http://www.guninski.com/where_do_you_want_billg_to_go_today_2.html ↗
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11956 ↗
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:218 ↗
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1067 ↗
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1069 ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17826 ↗
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=152532 ↗
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:219 ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20202 ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20338 ↗