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Bug 386395 - Kernel: ecryptfs_uid_hash(): Denial of Service (CVE-2010-2492)
Summary: Kernel: ecryptfs_uid_hash(): Denial of Service (CVE-2010-2492)
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Security
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Kernel (show other bugs)
Hardware: All Linux
: Normal normal (vote)
Assignee: Gentoo Security
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Whiteboard: [linux < 2.6.35]
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Reported: 2011-10-08 17:07 UTC by GLSAMaker/CVETool Bot
Modified: 2013-09-15 20:21 UTC (History)
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Description GLSAMaker/CVETool Bot gentoo-dev 2011-10-08 17:07:07 UTC 
CVE-2010-2492 (http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-2492):
  Buffer overflow in the ecryptfs_uid_hash macro in fs/ecryptfs/messaging.c in
  the eCryptfs subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.35 might allow local
  users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (system crash) via
  unspecified vectors.