Description
Multiple vulnerabilities in Linux kernel before 2.6.13.2 allow local users to cause a denial of service (kernel OOPS from null dereference) via (1) fput in a 32-bit ioctl on 64-bit x86 systems or (2) sockfd_put in the 32-bit routing_ioctl function on 64-bit systems.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 3.1 | kernel-source-2.6.8 | 2.6.8-16sarge2 | DSA-1017-1 |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 4 | kernel +6 | 2.6.9-22.0.2.EL | RHSA-2006:0101 |
| RHEL 3 | kernel +8 | 2.4.21-37.0.1.EL | RHSA-2006:0140 |
Advisories 3
- RHSA-2006:0140 Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
- RHSA-2006:0101 Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
- DSA-1017-1 kernel-source-2.6.8 - several Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- MDKSA-2005:235 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2006:0140 vendor-advisory
- http://kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/aegl/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=35311d6478077f7bfe35c1c653193e658bf32686
- 17917 third-party-advisory
- 14902 vdb-entry
- USN-187-1 vendor-advisory
- http://kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/chrisw/linux-2.6.13.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=98debffa9114b60138b3dbd4d02ce13f01a07ab4
- SUSE-SA:2005:067 vendor-advisory
- MDKSA-2005:220 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2006:0101 vendor-advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.13.2
- SUSE-SA:2005:068 vendor-advisory
- FLSA:157459-2 vendor-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9561 vdb-entry signature
- FLSA:157459-4 vendor-advisory
- 18510 third-party-advisory
- MDKSA-2005:218 vendor-advisory
- 17826 third-party-advisory
- 17918 third-party-advisory
- FLSA:157459-3 vendor-advisory
- DSA-1017 vendor-advisory
- MDKSA-2005:219 vendor-advisory
- MDKSA-2006:059 vendor-advisory
- 19374 third-party-advisory
- 18562 third-party-advisory