[kernel-sec-discuss] r698 - active

[Martin Pitt]

Author: mpitt
Date: 2007-01-16 12:47:51 +0100 (Tue, 16 Jan 2007)
New Revision: 698

Added:
   active/CVE-2006-6921
Log:
stub for CVE-2006-6921

Added: active/CVE-2006-6921
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--- active/CVE-2006-6921	2007-01-16 11:40:24 UTC (rev 697)
+++ active/CVE-2006-6921	2007-01-16 11:47:51 UTC (rev 698)
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+Candidate: CVE-2006-6921
+References: 
+ http://uwsg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0612.2/0980.html
+ http://uwsg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0612.2/1021.html
+Description: 
+ Unspecified versions of the Linux kernel allows local users to cause
+ a denial of service (unrecoverable zombie process) via a program with
+ certain instructions that prevent init from properly reaping a child
+ whose parent has died.
+Ubuntu-Description: 
+Notes: 
+ 2.4 behaves correctly
+Bugs: 
+upstream: 
+linux-2.6: needed
+2.6.18-etch: needed
+2.6.8-sarge-security: 
+2.4.27-sarge-security: N/A
+2.6.12-breezy-security: needed
+2.6.15-dapper-security: needed
+2.6.17-edgy-security: needed