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TITLE:
Linux Kernel UDF Denial of Service Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA21711

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/21711/

CRITICAL:
Not critical

IMPACT:
DoS

WHERE:
Local system

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Linux Kernel 2.4.x
http://secunia.com/product/763/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in the Linux Kernel, which can be
exploited by malicious. local users to cause a DoS (Denial of
Service).

The vulnerability is due to an error in UDF and can be exploited to
cause the system to stop responding when truncating certain files.

SOLUTION:
Update to version 2.4.33.3.
http://kernel.org/

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Colin

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
Kernel.org:
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ChangeLog-2.4.33.3

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