Cluster Project DLM denial of service
| clusterproject-dlm-dos (35516) |  Low Risk |
Description:
Cluster Project is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a vulnerability in the cluster manager. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by connecting to the DLM to cause the DLM service to stop responding.
Platforms Affected:
- Canonical, Ubuntu 6.06 LTS
- RedHat, Cluster Suite
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 5
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 5 Client
Remedy:
For Ubuntu Linux:
Refer to USN-489-1 and USN-489-2 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
References:
- Cluster Project Web site, Cluster Project Page at http://sourceware.org/cluster/.
- BID-24968: Red Hat Cluster Suite DLM Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-3380: The Distributed Lock Manager (DLM) in the cluster manager for Linux kernel 2.6.15 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (loss of lock services) by connecting to the DLM port, which probably prevents other processes from accessing the service.
- RHSA-2007-0940: Important: kernel security update
- USN-489-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- USN-489-2: redhat-cluster-suite vulnerability
Reported:
Jul 19, 2007
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