Upstream information
Description
fs/direct-io.c in the dio subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.23 does not properly zero out the dio struct, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS), as demonstrated by a certain fio test.NVD CVSS v2 Base Score: 4.7 (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Novell/SUSE information
Novell Bugzilla entry: 422963 SUSE Security Advisories:- SUSE-SA:2008:047, published Wed, 01 Oct 2008 13:00:00 +0000
- SUSE-SA:2008:051, published Tue, 21 Oct 2008 10:00:00 +0000
- SUSE-SA:2008:052, published Tue, 21 Oct 2008 11:00:00 +0000
- SUSE-SA:2008:056, published Wed, 03 Dec 2008 09:00:00 +0000
- SUSE-SR:2008:025, published Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:00:00 +0000
List of released packages
| Product(s) | Fixed package version(s) | References |
|---|---|---|
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP1 for AMD64 and Intel EM64T |
| sles10.x86-64 sles10-debuginfo.x86-64 sle10-sp1-sdk.x86-64 sled10.x86-64 ZYPP Patch Nr: 5735 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP1 DEBUGINFO for AMD64 and Intel EM64T |
| sles10.x86-64 sles10-debuginfo.x86-64 sle10-sp1-sdk.x86-64 sled10.x86-64 ZYPP Patch Nr: 5735 |
| SLE SDK 10 SP1 for X86-64 |
| sles10.x86-64 sles10-debuginfo.x86-64 sle10-sp1-sdk.x86-64 sled10.x86-64 ZYPP Patch Nr: 5735 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1 for AMD64 and Intel EM64T |
| sles10.x86-64 sles10-debuginfo.x86-64 sle10-sp1-sdk.x86-64 sled10.x86-64 ZYPP Patch Nr: 5735 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP2 DEBUGINFO for IBM POWER |
| sles10-sp2-debuginfo.ppc sle10-sp2-sdk.ppc sles10-sp2.ppc ZYPP Patch Nr: 5665 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 for IBM POWER |
| sles10-sp2-debuginfo.ppc sle10-sp2-sdk.ppc sles10-sp2.ppc ZYPP Patch Nr: 5665 |
| SUSE CORE 9 for Itanium Processor Family |
| core9.ia64 YOU Patch Nr: 12246 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP2 for x86 |
| sle10-sp2-sdk.x86 sles10-sp2-debuginfo.x86 sled10-sp2.x86 sles10-sp2.x86 ZYPP Patch Nr: 5668 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP2 DEBUGINFO for x86 |
| sle10-sp2-sdk.x86 sles10-sp2-debuginfo.x86 sled10-sp2.x86 sles10-sp2.x86 ZYPP Patch Nr: 5668 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 for x86 |
| sle10-sp2-sdk.x86 sles10-sp2-debuginfo.x86 sled10-sp2.x86 sles10-sp2.x86 ZYPP Patch Nr: 5668 |
| SUSE CORE 9 for IBM S/390 31bit |
| core9.s390 YOU Patch Nr: 12249 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP1 DEBUGINFO for IBM zSeries 64bit |
| sles10.s390x sles10-debuginfo.s390x ZYPP Patch Nr: 5732 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1 for IBM zSeries 64bit |
| sles10.s390x sles10-debuginfo.s390x ZYPP Patch Nr: 5732 |
| openSUSE 10.3 |
| |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP2 for AMD64 and Intel EM64T |
| sle10-sp2-sdk.x86-64 sles10-sp2.x86-64 sled10-sp2.x86-64 sles10-sp2-debuginfo.x86-64 ZYPP Patch Nr: 5667 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP2 DEBUGINFO for AMD64 and Intel EM64T |
| sle10-sp2-sdk.x86-64 sles10-sp2.x86-64 sled10-sp2.x86-64 sles10-sp2-debuginfo.x86-64 ZYPP Patch Nr: 5667 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 for AMD64 and Intel EM64T |
| sle10-sp2-sdk.x86-64 sles10-sp2.x86-64 sled10-sp2.x86-64 sles10-sp2-debuginfo.x86-64 ZYPP Patch Nr: 5667 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP1 for x86 |
| sle10-sp1-sdk.x86 sles10.x86 sles10-debuginfo.x86 sled10.x86 ZYPP Patch Nr: 5734 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP1 DEBUGINFO for x86 |
| sle10-sp1-sdk.x86 sles10.x86 sles10-debuginfo.x86 sled10.x86 ZYPP Patch Nr: 5734 |
| SLE SDK 10 SP1 for x86 |
| sle10-sp1-sdk.x86 sles10.x86 sles10-debuginfo.x86 sled10.x86 ZYPP Patch Nr: 5734 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1 for x86 |
| sle10-sp1-sdk.x86 sles10.x86 sles10-debuginfo.x86 sled10.x86 ZYPP Patch Nr: 5734 |
| SUSE CORE 9 for IBM zSeries 64bit |
| core9.s390x YOU Patch Nr: 12250 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP1 DEBUGINFO for IBM POWER |
| sles10.ppc sles10-debuginfo.ppc sle10-sp1-sdk.ppc ZYPP Patch Nr: 5731 |
| SLE SDK 10 SP1 for IBM iSeries and IBM pSeries |
| sles10.ppc sles10-debuginfo.ppc sle10-sp1-sdk.ppc ZYPP Patch Nr: 5731 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1 for IBM POWER |
| sles10.ppc sles10-debuginfo.ppc sle10-sp1-sdk.ppc ZYPP Patch Nr: 5731 |
| openSUSE 10.2 |
| |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP2 DEBUGINFO for IBM zSeries 64bit |
| sles10-sp2.s390x sles10-sp2-debuginfo.s390x ZYPP Patch Nr: 5666 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 for IBM zSeries 64bit |
| sles10-sp2.s390x sles10-sp2-debuginfo.s390x ZYPP Patch Nr: 5666 |
| Novell Linux Desktop 9 for x86 |
| sles9-oes.x86 sles9-nld.x86 YOU Patch Nr: 12247 |
| Open Enterprise Server |
| sles9-oes.x86 sles9-nld.x86 YOU Patch Nr: 12247 |
| SUSE CORE 9 for AMD64 and Intel EM64T |
| core9.x86-64 YOU Patch Nr: 12251 |
| SUSE CORE 9 for IBM POWER |
| core9.ppc YOU Patch Nr: 12248 |
| Novell Linux Desktop 9 for x86_64 |
| sles9-nld.x86-64 YOU Patch Nr: 12252 |
| SUSE CORE 9 for AMD64 and Intel EM64T |
| Builds YOU Patch Nr: 12814 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP1 DEBUGINFO for IPF |
| sle10-sp1-sdk.ia64 sles10.ia64 sles10-debuginfo.ia64 ZYPP Patch Nr: 5730 |
| SLE SDK 10 SP1 for IPF |
| sle10-sp1-sdk.ia64 sles10.ia64 sles10-debuginfo.ia64 ZYPP Patch Nr: 5730 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1 for IPF |
| sle10-sp1-sdk.ia64 sles10.ia64 sles10-debuginfo.ia64 ZYPP Patch Nr: 5730 |
| Novell Linux POS 9 SUSE CORE 9 for x86 |
| core9.x86 sles9-nlpos.x86 YOU Patch Nr: 12245 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP2 DEBUGINFO for IPF |
| sles10-sp2.ia64 sle10-sp2-sdk.ia64 sles10-sp2-debuginfo.ia64 ZYPP Patch Nr: 5663 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 for IPF |
| sles10-sp2.ia64 sle10-sp2-sdk.ia64 sles10-sp2-debuginfo.ia64 ZYPP Patch Nr: 5663 |
