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Bug#261521: marked as done (kernel: signal-handler DoS attack possible via userspace fsave and frstor (CAN-2004-0554))

Your message dated Sun, 3 Dec 2006 23:40:44 -0500
with message-id <20061204044044.GA29496@doctormoo.dyndns.org>
and subject line Bug fixed
has caused the attached Bug report to be marked as done.

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Package: kernel-image-2.4.18-1-i686
Version: 2.4.18-13.1

Ref: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0554

"Linux kernel 2.4.2x and 2.6.x for x86 allows local users to cause a
denial of service (system crash), possibly via an infinite loop that
triggers a signal handler with a certain sequence of fsave and frstor
instructions, as originally demonstrated using a "crash.c" program."

According to http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10566, 2.4.18 is vulnerable.
(I also find that it is, although the CAN only mentions kernels 2.4.2x and
above.)

I can't see that this issue has been resolved, although it has been in
most other distributions for a while.

I apologise if this is in error, but browsing debian.org, including
list archives, for information on status yields nothing.

Regards,
Sigmund Straumsnes

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Bug appears to be fixed as of 2.6.8 
according to http://lists.alioth.debian.org/pipermail/kernel-svn-changes/2006-January/004131.html
Closing now

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Nathanael Nerode  <neroden@fastmail.fm>

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