Description
The netlink_rcv_skb function in af_netlink.c in Linux kernel 2.6.14 and 2.6.15 allows local users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a nlmsg_len field of 0.
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://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0220 ↗
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16414 ↗
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/388 ↗
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0004 ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18482 ↗
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24202 ↗
- http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ad8e4b75c8a7bed475d72ce09bf5267188621961 ↗