unrelated to my previous post, should I fill a bug for that?? m
Begin forwarded message: > From: Secunia Security Advisories <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 08. Februar 2006 12:17:11 GMT+01:00 > Subject: [SA18766] Linux Kernel ICMP Error Handling Denial of Service > > > TITLE: > Linux Kernel ICMP Error Handling Denial of Service > > SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: > SA18766 > > VERIFY ADVISORY: > http://secunia.com/advisories/18766/ > > CRITICAL: > Moderately critical > > IMPACT: > DoS > > WHERE: > From remote > > OPERATING SYSTEM: > Linux Kernel 2.6.x > http://secunia.com/product/2719/ > > DESCRIPTION: > A vulnerability has been reported in the Linux Kernel, which can be > exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service). > > The vulnerability is caused due an error in the handling of an error > condition when constructing an ICMP response in the > "ip_options_echo()" function of icmp.c. This can be exploited to > cause a DoS via specially crafted ICMP packets containing > record-route or timestamp IP options. > > SOLUTION: > Update to version 2.6.15.3. > http://www.kernel.org/ > > PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY: > Reported by vendor. > > ORIGINAL ADVISORY: > Kernel.org: > http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.15.3 _______________________________________________ tsl-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.trustix.org/mailman/listinfo/tsl-discuss
