Upstream information
Description
The nfs_wait_on_request function in fs/nfs/pagelist.c in Linux kernel 2.6.x through 2.6.33-rc5 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (Oops) via unknown vectors related to truncating a file and an operation that is not interruptible.SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Resolved
This issue is currently rated as having important severity.
NVD | |
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Base Score | 7.8 |
Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
Access Vector | Network |
Access Complexity | Low |
Authentication | None |
Confidentiality Impact | None |
Integrity Impact | None |
Availability Impact | Complete |
Note from the SUSE Security Team
This issue affects all kernels newer than SUSE Linux Enterprise 9 (so SUSE Linux Enterprise 10, SUSE Linux Enterprise 11, all openSUSE). It will be fixed in the next updates.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 entries: 612213 [RESOLVED / FIXED], 618105 [RESOLVED / FIXED]SUSE Security Advisories:
- SUSE-SA:2010:031, published Tue, 20 Jul 2010 11:00:00 +0000
- SUSE-SA:2010:035, published Wed, 18 Aug 2010 10:00:00 +0000
- SUSE-SA:2010:046, published Thu, 23 Sep 2010 15:00:00 +0000
List of released packages
Product(s) | Fixed package version(s) | References |
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 |
| Patchnames: slessp0-kernel |
Status of this issue by product and package
Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.
Product(s) | Source package | State |
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Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore. | ||
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 | kernel-default | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 | kernel-source | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 | kernel-default | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 | kernel-source | Released |
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Fri Jun 28 04:05:07 2013CVE page last modified: Mon Sep 9 17:09:10 2024