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kernel: denial of service

Package(s):kernel CVE #(s):CVE-2013-1772
Created:March 7, 2013 Updated:March 13, 2013
Description:

From the Red Hat advisory:

A flaw was found in the way file permission checks for the "/dev/kmsg" file were performed in restricted root environments (for example, when using a capability-based security model). A local user able to write to this file could cause a denial of service. (CVE-2013-1772, Low)

Alerts:
Red Hat RHSA-2013:0566-01 2013-03-06
SUSE SUSE-SU-2013:0759-1 2013-05-07
SUSE SUSE-SU-2013:0759-2 2013-05-08
SUSE SUSE-SU-2013:0786-1 2013-05-14

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