RE: Linux kernel scm_send local DoS

[Leif Sawyer <lsawyer () gci com>]

> From: Paul Starzetz [mailto:ihaquer () isec pl] 
>
> A  locally  exploitable  flaw  has been found in the Linux 
> socket layer, that allows a local user to hang a vulnerable
> machine.

Tested on UltraSparc 32-bit userland, Gentoo 2004.3  2.6.7-rc2 SMP

Results:


$ gcc -o sdmdos sdmdos.c
$ sudo init S
# ./sdmdos

sendmsg: Invalid argument

#


....Excellent....


I *love* running Linux on Sparc.

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