Description
NetBSD 2.0 before 2.0.4, 2.1 before 2.1.1, and 3, when the kernel is compiled with "options DIAGNOSTIC," allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel assertion panic) via a negative linger time in the SO_LINGER socket option.
References
- http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/src/sys/kern/uipc_socket.c.diff?r1=1.111&r2=1.112
- NetBSD-SA2005-012 vendor-advisory
- [source-changes] 20051021 CVS commit: src/sys/kern mailing-list
- 15289 vdb-entry