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CVE-2004-0554 | Mondoo Vulnerability Intelligence

Vulnerability IntelligenceCVE-2004-0554

CVE-2004-0554

UNKNOWN

Linux kernel 2.4.x and 2.6.x for x86 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash), possibly via an infinite loop that triggers a signal handler with a certain sequence of fsave and frstor instructions, as originally demonstrated using a "crash.c" program

Published Jun 15, 2004

Modified 2 years ago

Details

Linux kernel 2.4.x and 2.6.x for x86 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash), possibly via an infinite loop that triggers a signal handler with a certain sequence of fsave and frstor instructions, as originally demonstrated using a "crash.c" program.

References(27)

http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000845

http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=15905

http://linuxreviews.org/news/2004-06-11_kernel_crash/index.html

http://lwn.net/Articles/91155/

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108786114032681&w=2

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108793699910896&w=2

http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=108681568931323&w=2

http://secunia.com/advisories/20162

http://secunia.com/advisories/20163

http://secunia.com/advisories/20202

http://secunia.com/advisories/20338

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200407-02.xml

http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1067

http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1069

http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1070

http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1082

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/973654

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:062

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_17_kernel.html

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-255.html

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-260.html

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10538

http://www.trustix.net/errata/2004/0034/

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16412

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2915

CVSS Analysis

CVSS v2.0

2.1

Exploitability

Access Vector

LocalAV:L

Access Complexity

LowAC:L

Authentication

NoneAu:N

Impact

Confidentiality

NoneC:N

Integrity

NoneI:N

Availability

PartialA:P

2.1/AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Ecosystems

Timeline

PublishedJun 15, 2004

ModifiedAug 8, 2024