CVE-2006-5754

Severity

49%

Complexity

39%

Confidentiality

115%

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.

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.

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 4.9. CVSS Attack Vector: local. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C).

Overview

First reported 18 years ago

2007-01-30 19:28:00

Last updated 7 years ago

2017-10-11 01:31:00

Affected Software

Linux Kernel

References

RHSA-2007:0014

23997

Vendor Advisory

24206

Vendor Advisory

25683

25714

http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-063.htm

DSA-1304

MDKSA-2007:025

SUSE-SA:2007:035

22193

oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11234

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