Linux Kernel 'splice () 'System Call Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

Linux Kernel 'splice () 'System Call Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

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Affected Systems:
Linux kernel
Description:
Bugtraq id: 72347
CVE (CAN) ID: CVE-2014-7822

Linux Kernel is the Kernel of the Linux operating system.

The splice () system of Linux kernel has a local denial of service vulnerability in the method of verifying its parameters. In some cases, unauthorized local users can exploit this vulnerability to write out of bounds, resulting in system crash.

<* Source: Akira Fujita
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Vendor patch:

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The vendor has released a patch to fix this security problem. Please download it from the vendor's homepage:

Https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit? Id = 8d0207652cbe27d1f962050742548e5ad4671958

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