Title: Linux gpm Denial of Service Vulnerability
Severity: LOW
Description:
gpm is a program that allows Linux users to use the mouse in virtual consoles. It communicates with a device, /dev/gpmctl, via unix domain STREAM sockets and is vulnerable to a locally exploitable denial of service attack. If a malicious user makes too many connections to the device, it will hang and gpm will not function. RedHat 6.1 is confirmed to be vulnerable. It is not known what other linux distributions may also be vulnerable.
Affected Products:
- Caldera OpenLinux 2.3.0
- Caldera OpenLinux 2.4.0
- RedHat Linux 6.0.0
- RedHat Linux 6.1.0 i386
- SCO eServer 2.3.0
References:
- RedHat: Updates, Fixes, and Errata Page
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