Slackware Advisory SSA:2004-167-01 kernel DoS

  1. Network Vulnerabilities
  2. Slackware Local Security Checks
  3. Slackware Advisory SSA:2004-167-01 kernel DoS
Summary
The remote host is missing an update as announced via advisory SSA:2004-167-01.
Solution
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=SSA:2004-167-01
Insight
New kernel packages are available for Slackware 8.1, 9.0, 9.1, and -current to fix a denial of service security issue. Without a patch to asm-i386/i387.h, a local user can crash the machine. More details about this issue may be found in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2004-0554
Severity
Low Severity
Classification
Related Vulnerabilities