CVE-2006-5754 Information

Description

The aio_setup_ring function in Linux kernel does not properly initialize a variable which allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via an unspecified error path that causes an incorrect free operation.

Reference

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0014.html http://secunia.com/advisories/23997 http://secunia.com/advisories/24206 http://secunia.com/advisories/25683 http://secunia.com/advisories/25714 http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-063.htm http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1304 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:025 http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_35_kernel.html http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22193 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval3Aorg.mitre.oval3Adef3A11234