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Bug 101439 - Local DoS through large offsets in sysfs files
Summary: Local DoS through large offsets in sysfs files
Status: RESOLVED INVALID
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Security
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Kernel (show other bugs)
Hardware: All Linux
: High minor
Assignee: Gentoo Security
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Reported: 2005-08-05 06:42 UTC by Thierry Carrez (RETIRED)
Modified: 2005-08-15 14:49 UTC (History)
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Description Thierry Carrez (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2005-08-05 06:42:02 UTC 
In SuSE latest kernel advisory :

- local users could crash the kernel by reading from large
  offsets in sysfs files

No CAN number assigned.
Comment 1 Tim Yamin (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2005-08-15 14:49:59 UTC 
>  SUSE Linux 9.2 is affected.

9.2 is based on 2.6.8; we don't have anything that old in the tree so closing bug.