kernel: denial of service [LWN.net]

Package(s):

linux, linux-source-2.6.15/22

CVE #(s):

CVE-2008-5033

Created:

November 27, 2008

Updated:

August 20, 2009

Description:

The kernel has a denial of service vulnerability. From the vulnerability database entry: The chip_command function in drivers/media/video/tvaudio.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.25.x before 2.6.25.19, 2.6.26.x before 2.6.26.7, and 2.6.27.x before 2.6.27.3 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL function pointer dereference and OOPS) via unknown vectors.

Alerts:

SuSE	SUSE-SA:2009:045	2009-08-20
Mandriva	MDVSA-2008:246	2008-12-29
Ubuntu	USN-679-1	2008-11-27

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