Description
The aio_setup_ring function in Linux kernel does not properly initialize a variable, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via an unspecified error path that causes an incorrect free operation.
Affected products
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n/a n/a
n/aaffected
References
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:025 ↗
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0014.html ↗
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11234 ↗
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-063.htm ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25683 ↗
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22193 ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24206 ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23997 ↗
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1304 ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25714 ↗
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_35_kernel.html ↗