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Linux Kernel ASN.1 BER Decoding Vuln - updates available

 
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 6:31 am    Post subject: Linux Kernel ASN.1 BER Decoding Vuln - updates available
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- http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=4555
Last Updated: 2008-06-10 21:53:10 UTC - "Basic Encoding Rules (BER) is an encoding format in ASN.1 . The linux kernel implementation has a buffer overflow in it allowing a kernel compromise. It affects the CIFS and ip_nat_snmp_basic modules..."

- http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2008-1673

- http://secunia.com/advisories/30580/
Release Date: 2008-06-09
Critical: Moderately critical
Impact: DoS, System access
Where: From local network
Solution Status: Vendor Patch
OS: Linux Kernel 2.4.x, Linux Kernel 2.6.x ...
Solution: Update to a fixed version.
Linux Kernel 2.4 branch: Update to version 2.4.36.6 or later.
Linux Kernel 2.6 branch: Update to version 2.6.25.5 or later.
Original Advisory:
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ChangeLog-2.4.36.6
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.25.5

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