Description
The lcd_write function in drivers/usb/misc/usblcd.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.22-rc7 does not limit the amount of memory used by a caller, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption).
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.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0940.html ↗
- http://osvdb.org/37116 ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27212 ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27227 ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26664 ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26643 ↗
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_51_kernel.html ↗
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_53_kernel.html ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27322 ↗
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35302 ↗
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-510-1 ↗
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1356 ↗
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-509-1 ↗
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24734 ↗
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-489-1 ↗
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:196 ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25895 ↗
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.22-rc7 ↗
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9883 ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26450 ↗
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2403 ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26139 ↗
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:195 ↗