Re: CVE request: kernel: Corrupted LDM partition table issues

[Josh Bressers <bressers () redhat com>]

Please use CVE-2011-1012.

Thanks.

-- 
    JB


----- Original Message -----
> Reported by Timo Warns, "The kernel automatically evaluates partition
> tables of storage devices. The code for evaluating LDM partitions (in
> fs/partitions/ldm.c) contains a bug that causes a kernel oops on
> certain
> corrupted LDM partitions. A kernel subsystem seems to crash, because,
> after the oops, the kernel no longer recognizes newly connected
> storage
> devices."
>
> http://www.spinics.net/lists/mm-commits/msg82429.html
>
> This should affect kernels version v2.6.27-rc1 and above. Of course,
> CONFIG_LDM_PARTITION needs to be set.
>
> Thanks, Eugene
> --
> Eugene Teo / Red Hat Security Response Team