Upstream information
Description
Array index error in the gdth_read_event function in drivers/scsi/gdth.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.32-rc8 allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly gain privileges via a negative event index in an IOCTL request.SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Resolved
This issue is currently rated as having important severity.
| National Vulnerability Database | |
|---|---|
| Base Score | 7.2 |
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| Access Vector | Local |
| Access Complexity | Low |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Complete |
| Integrity Impact | Complete |
| Availability Impact | Complete |
Note from the SUSE Security Team
This problem requires that the GDTH PCI RAID card is installed in the affected system and also that /dev/gdth is accessible by non-root users.Note from the SUSE Security Team on the kernel-default package
SUSE will no longer fix all CVEs in the Linux Kernel anymore, but declare some bug classes as won't fix. Please refer to TID 21496 for more details. SUSE Bugzilla entry: 557668 [RESOLVED / FIXED]SUSE Security Advisories:
- SUSE-SA:2009:061, published Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:00:00 +0000
- SUSE-SA:2009:064, published Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:00:00 +0000
- SUSE-SA:2010:001, published Thu, 07 Jan 2010 18:00:00 +0000
- SUSE-SA:2010:005, published Fri, 15 Jan 2010 14:00:00 +0000
- SUSE-SA:2010:013, published Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:00:00 +0000
List of released packages
| Product(s) | Fixed package version(s) | References |
|---|---|---|
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 |
| Patchnames: slessp0-kernel |
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Tue Jul 9 17:00:09 2013CVE page last modified: Tue Jul 16 11:11:06 2024