Description
Linux kernel 2.6.15.1 and earlier, when running on SPARC architectures, allows local users to cause a denial of service (hang) via a "date -s" command, which causes invalid sign extended arguments to be provided to the get_compat_timespec function call.
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://marc.info/?l=linux-sparc&m=113861010514065&w=2 ↗
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-sparc&m=113861287813463&w=2 ↗
- http://lists.debian.org/debian-sparc/2006/01/msg00129.html ↗
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24475 ↗
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17216 ↗
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0418 ↗
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1017 ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19374 ↗