Description
Race condition between the kfree_skb and __skb_unlink functions in the socket buffer handling in Linux kernel 2.6.9, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash), as demonstrated using the TCP stress tests from the LTP test suite.
Affected products
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n/aaffected
References
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:025 ↗
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=192779 ↗
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1183 ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22082 ↗
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0575.html ↗
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9117 ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21465 ↗
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19475 ↗
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-200.htm ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22417 ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22093 ↗
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1184 ↗