kernel-rt is vulnerable to denial of service. Incorrect handling of the _Delay
and _Unwritten
buffer head states in the journal_unmap_buffer
function in fs/jbd2/transaction.c
allows local attackers to crash systems that have an ext4
file system with a journal mounted
git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=15291164b22a357cb211b618adfef4fa82fc0de3
git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=15291164b22a357cb211b618adfef4fa82fc0de3
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00021.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-05/msg00013.html
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0571.html
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0670.html
secunia.com/advisories/48898
secunia.com/advisories/48964
www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2469
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.3.1
access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=749143
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=818220
github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/15291164b22a357cb211b618adfef4fa82fc0de3
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0670.html