Bug 142594

Summary:	CAN-2004-1017 io_edgeport driver overflows
Product:	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1	Reporter:	Josh Bressers <bressers>
Component:	kernel	Assignee:	Jim Paradis <jparadis>
Status:	CLOSED ERRATA	QA Contact:	Brian Brock <bbrock>
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Priority:	medium
Version:	2.1	CC:	mjc, peterm, riel
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Hardware:	i386
OS:	Linux
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Description Josh Bressers 2004-12-10 20:05:51 UTC

bug 128916 outlines problems with the io_edgeport driver.  This could
potentially allow a USB dongle to crash the kernel or gain privileges
on insertion.

A tested patch for this issue is available:
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=107493&action=view

Comment 1 Jim Paradis 2004-12-21 18:41:32 UTC

A fix for this problem has just been committed to the RHEL2.1 E7
patch pool (in kernel version 2.4.9-e.58)

Comment 2 Josh Bressers 2005-01-21 15:37:26 UTC

An advisory has been issued which should help the problem
described in this bug report. This report is therefore being
closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information
on the solution and/or where to find the updated files,
please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report
if the solution does not work for you.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-016.html