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Debian DSA-1575-1 : linux-2.6 - denial of service

medium Nessus Plugin ID 32309

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

A vulnerability has been discovered in the Linux kernel that may lead to a denial of service. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problem :

 - CVE-2008-1669 Alexander Viro discovered a race condition in the fcntl code that may permit local users on multi-processor systems to execute parallel code paths that are otherwise prohibited and gain re-ordered access to the descriptor table.

Solution

Upgrade the linux-2.6, fai-kernels, and user-mode-linux packages.

For the stable distribution (etch), this problem has been fixed in version 2.6.18.dfsg.1-18etch4.

See Also

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-1669

https://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1575

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 32309

File Name: debian_DSA-1575.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/13/2008

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.9

Temporal Score: 6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:linux-2.6, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:4.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/12/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-1669

BID: 29076

CWE: 362, 94

DSA: 1575