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Vulnerability  oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10785
inflate.c in the zlib routines in the Linux kernel before 2.6.12.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service ...  

inflate.c in the zlib routines in the Linux kernel before 2.6.12.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel crash) via a compressed file with "improper tables".
Create Date: 2010-07-09 Last Update Date: 2013-04-29

Affected Platforms/Products

Affected Products (CPE + CVE references)
Platforms: unix (from OVAL definitions)
  • Oracle Linux 4
  • CentOS Linux 4
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
  • CentOS Linux 3
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3

References

Criteria

The system is vulnerable
IF : Any one of the following are true
IF : All of the following are true OS Section: RHEL4, CentOS4, Oracle Linux 4
IF : Any one of the following are true Configuration section
IF : kernel-smp is earlier than 0:2.6.9-22.0.2.EL
WARNING! Unknown test oval:org.mitre.oval:tst:32450. Please see help for possible reasons
IF : kernel-hugemem-devel is earlier than 0:2.6.9-22.0.2.EL
WARNING! Unknown test oval:org.mitre.oval:tst:31866. Please see help for possible reasons
IF : kernel-doc is earlier than 0:2.6.9-22.0.2.EL
WARNING! Unknown test oval:org.mitre.oval:tst:32446. Please see help for possible reasons
IF : kernel is earlier than 0:2.6.9-22.0.2.EL
WARNING! Unknown test oval:org.mitre.oval:tst:32205. Please see help for possible reasons
IF : kernel-devel is earlier than 0:2.6.9-22.0.2.EL
WARNING! Unknown test oval:org.mitre.oval:tst:32528. Please see help for possible reasons
IF : kernel-hugemem is earlier than 0:2.6.9-22.0.2.EL
WARNING! Unknown test oval:org.mitre.oval:tst:32137. Please see help for possible reasons
IF : kernel-smp-devel is earlier than 0:2.6.9-22.0.2.EL
WARNING! Unknown test oval:org.mitre.oval:tst:32415. Please see help for possible reasons
IF : Any one of the following are true RHEL4, CentOS4 or Oracle Linux 4
Prerequisites (Extended Definitions)
Oracle Linux 4.x oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15990
CentOS Linux 4.x oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16636
The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11831
IF : All of the following are true OS Section: RHEL3, CentOS3
IF : Any one of the following are true Configuration section
IF : kernel-smp is earlier than 0:2.4.21-40.EL
WARNING! Unknown test oval:org.mitre.oval:tst:31899. Please see help for possible reasons
IF : kernel-doc is earlier than 0:2.4.21-40.EL
WARNING! Unknown test oval:org.mitre.oval:tst:32190. Please see help for possible reasons
IF : kernel-source is earlier than 0:2.4.21-40.EL
WARNING! Unknown test oval:org.mitre.oval:tst:32362. Please see help for possible reasons
IF : kernel is earlier than 0:2.4.21-40.EL
WARNING! Unknown test oval:org.mitre.oval:tst:31877. Please see help for possible reasons
IF : kernel-hugemem is earlier than 0:2.4.21-40.EL
WARNING! Unknown test oval:org.mitre.oval:tst:32343. Please see help for possible reasons
IF : kernel-hugemem-unsupported is earlier than 0:2.4.21-40.EL
WARNING! Unknown test oval:org.mitre.oval:tst:32476. Please see help for possible reasons
IF : kernel-smp-unsupported is earlier than 0:2.4.21-40.EL
WARNING! Unknown test oval:org.mitre.oval:tst:32109. Please see help for possible reasons
IF : kernel-unsupported is earlier than 0:2.4.21-40.EL
WARNING! Unknown test oval:org.mitre.oval:tst:32444. Please see help for possible reasons
IF : kernel-BOOT is earlier than 0:2.4.21-40.EL
WARNING! Unknown test oval:org.mitre.oval:tst:32345. Please see help for possible reasons
IF : Any one of the following are true RHEL3 or CentOS3
Prerequisites (Extended Definitions)
The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11782
CentOS Linux 3.x oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16651

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