Explain CVE-2004-0554
Linux kernel 2.4.x and 2.6.x for x86 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash), possibly via an infinite loop that triggers a signal handler with a certain sequence of fsave and frstor instructions, as originally demonstrated using a "crash.c" program.
Affected Products: n/a
References: [{'name': '20163', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/20163'}, {'name': 'VU#973654', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_CERT-VN'], 'url': 'http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/973654'}, {'name': 'oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9426', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'signature', 'x_refsource_OVAL'], 'url': 'https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9426'}, {'name': 'DSA-1082', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_DEBIAN'], 'url': 'http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1082'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2004:255', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-255.html'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_MISC'], 'url': 'http://linuxreviews.org/news/2004-06-11_kernel_crash/index.html'}, {'name': '10538', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_BID'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10538'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2004:260', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-260.html'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_MISC'], 'url': 'http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=15905'}, {'name': 'SuSE-SA:2004:017', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUSE'], 'url': 'http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_17_kernel.html'}, {'name': '2004-0034', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_TRUSTIX'], 'url': 'http://www.trustix.net/errata/2004/0034/'}, {'name': 'DSA-1070', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_DEBIAN'], 'url': 'http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1070'}, {'name': 'FEDORA-2004-186', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_FEDORA'], 'url': 'http://lwn.net/Articles/91155/'}, {'name': '20162', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/20162'}, {'name': '20040620 TSSA-2004-011 - kernel', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_BUGTRAQ'], 'url': 'http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108786114032681&w=2'}, {'name': 'ESA-20040621-005', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_ENGARDE'], 'url': 'http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108793699910896&w=2'}, {'name': 'CLA-2004:845', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_CONECTIVA'], 'url': 'http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000845'}, {'name': 'DSA-1067', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_DEBIAN'], 'url': 'http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1067'}, {'name': 'linux-dos(16412)', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_XF'], 'url': 'https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16412'}, {'name': 'DSA-1069', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_DEBIAN'], 'url': 'http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1069'}, {'name': 'oval:org.mitre.oval:def:2915', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'signature', 'x_refsource_OVAL'], 'url': 'https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2915'}, {'name': 'MDKSA-2004:062', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_MANDRAKE'], 'url': 'http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:062'}, {'name': '20202', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/20202'}, {'name': 'GLSA-200407-02', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_GENTOO'], 'url': 'http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200407-02.xml'}, {'name': '[linux-kernel] 20040609 timer + fpu stuff locks my console race', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_MLIST'], 'url': 'http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=108681568931323&w=2'}, {'name': '20338', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/20338'}]
CVE State: PUBLISHED