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>> Linux Kernel ELF File Cross-Region Mapping Local Denial of Service Vulnerability
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Title : Linux Kernel ELF File Cross-Region Mapping Local Denial of Service Vulnerability
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2006-3670
CVE ID : CVE-2006-4538
Rated as : Low Risk 
Remotely Exploitable : No
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2006-09-18
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A vulnerability has been identified in Linux Kernel, which could be exploited by local attackers to cause a denial of service. This flaw is due to errors in the "arch/ia64/kernel/sys_ia64.c", "arch/sparc/kernel/sys_sparc.c", and "arch/sparc64/kernel/sys_sparc.c" scripts when handling certain ELF files, which could be exploited by malicious users to crash a vulnerable IA64 or SPARC system via a specially crafted ELF file, creating a denial of service condition.
Affected Products
Linux Kernel version 2.6.17.10 and prior
Solution
Upgrade to Linux Kernel version 2.6.17.11 :
http://www.kernel.org
References
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3670
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.17.11
Credits
Vulnerability reported by the vendor
ChangeLog
2006-09-18 : Initial release
Vulnerability Management
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