CVE-2009-1243 Information

Description

net/ipv4/udp.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.29.1 performs an unlocking step in certain incorrect circumstances which allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) by reading zero bytes from the /proc/net/udp file and unspecified other files related to the \udp seq_file infrastructure.\

Reference

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=30842f2989aacfaba3ccb39829b3417be9313dbe http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/01/4 http://secunia.com/advisories/34478 http://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Linux-kernel-denial-of-service-via-proc-net-udp-8586 http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.29.1 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34329 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0924 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49595