oval:org.mitre.oval:def:2915

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:2915
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:2915
Title: Linux Kernel Denial of Service Vulnerability via fsave and frstor Instructions
Description: Linux kernel 2.4.x 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.
Family: unix Class: vulnerability
Reference(s): CVE-2004-0554
Version: 1
Platform(s): Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
Product(s): Linux kernel
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