Resource Management Errors Affecting torvalds/linux package, versions [,2.4.33.7)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.09% (27th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-TORVALDSLINUX-3004704
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed20 Dec 2006
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 20 Dec 2006

CVE-2006-4814  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-399  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade torvalds/linux to version 2.4.33.7 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Resource Management Errors. The mincore function in the Linux kernel before 2.4.33.6 does not properly lock access to user space, which has unspecified impact and attack vectors, possibly related to a deadlock.

References

CVSS Base Scores

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