Denial of Service Vulnerability in Linux Kernel 2.4 and 2.6 by Red Hat

CVE-2003-0986

Summary

On Linux kernel versions 2.4 prior to 2.4.24 and 2.6 prior to 2.6.2, certain functions related to the ppc64 architecture inadequately handle the transfer of data from user space to kernel space, violating security boundaries. This flaw can be exploited by local users to initiate a denial of service, potentially disrupting system functionality and stability.

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