The NFSv4 implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.2.2 does...
Vulnerability Description
The NFSv4 implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.2.2 does not properly handle bitmap sizes in GETACL replies, which allows remote NFS servers to cause a denial of service (OOPS) by sending an excessive number of bitmap words.
Impact Analysis
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Remediation
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References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00021.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48898
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/12/1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=747106
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=bf118a342f10dafe44b14451a1392c3254629a1f
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1541.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/081280.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00005.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0862.html
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/bf118a342f10dafe44b14451a1392c3254629a1f
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.2.2
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