[kernel-sec-discuss] r5062 - dsa-texts

[Ben Hutchings]

Author: benh
Date: 2017-03-08 16:11:51 +0000 (Wed, 08 Mar 2017)
New Revision: 5062

Modified:
   dsa-texts/3.16.39-1+deb8u2
Log:
Reword advisory text for CVE-2017-6348

Modified: dsa-texts/3.16.39-1+deb8u2
===================================================================
--- dsa-texts/3.16.39-1+deb8u2	2017-03-08 16:03:25 UTC (rev 5061)
+++ dsa-texts/3.16.39-1+deb8u2	2017-03-08 16:11:51 UTC (rev 5062)
@@ -67,9 +67,9 @@
 
 CVE-2017-6348
 
-    Dmitry Vyukov reported that lock dropping is not properly managed in
-    the general queue implementation in the net/irda subsystem,
-    potentially allowing a local users to cause a denial-of-service
+    Dmitry Vyukov reported that the general queue implementation in
+    the IrDA subsystem does not properly manage multiple locks,
+    possibly allowing local users to cause a denial-of-service
     (deadlock) via crafted operations on IrDA devices.
 
 For the stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in