SuSE Linux PTMX Unspecified Local Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	11081
Class:	Unknown
CVE:
Remote:	No
Local:	Yes
Published:	Sep 01 2004 12:00AM
Updated:	Sep 01 2004 12:00AM
Credit:	Disclosure of this issue is credited to Jan Engelhardt.
Vulnerable:	SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 + Linux kernel 2.4.21 + Linux kernel 2.4.19 SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 SuSE Linux 8.1 S.u.S.E. SuSE eMail Server III S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.1 S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.0 x86_64 S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.0 S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 8.2 S.u.S.E. Linux Office Server S.u.S.E. Linux Database Server 0 S.u.S.E. Linux Connectivity Server
Not Vulnerable:

SuSE Linux PTMX Unspecified Local Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Reportedly SuSE Linux is vulnerable to a local ptmx denial of service vulnerability; fixes are available. The underlying cause of this issue is currently unknown; this BID will be updated as more information is released.

An attacker may leverage this issue to cause the affected computer to hang or crash, denying service to legitimate users.

SuSE Linux PTMX Unspecified Local Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any exploits for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>.

SuSE Linux PTMX Unspecified Local Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
SuSE Linux has released advisory SUSE-SA:2004:028 along with fixes dealing with this and other issues. Please see the referenced advisory for more information.

SuSE Linux PTMX Unspecified Local Denial Of Service Vulnerability

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