Description
Integer overflow in the rds_rdma_pages function in net/rds/rdma.c in the Linux kernel allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted iovec struct in a Reliable Datagram Sockets (RDS) request, which triggers a buffer overflow.
Affected products
- Linux / Linux kernel2.6.36
- openSUSE / opensuse11.2 – 11.2
- openSUSE / opensuse11.3 – 11.3
- SUSE / linux_enterprise_high_availability_extension11 – 11
- SUSE / linux_enterprise_real_time11 – 11
References
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/42789
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0024
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/42778
- MISChttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0004.html
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/42801
- MISChttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/46397
- MAILING_LISThttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00001.html
- MAILING_LISThttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/01/1
- MISChttp://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg145359.html
- MAILING_LISThttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00000.html
- MISChttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0007.html
- MISChttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44549
- MAILING_LISThttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298
- MAILING_LISThttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-11/msg00004.html
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/42890
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0012
- MISChttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/62881
- MAILING_LISThttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/29/1
- MISChttp://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg145397.html