Description of problem: In the i2c driver, there is an integer overflow vulnerability during the allocation of memory, potentially opening any systems using the i2c driver up to a security hole. The integer overflow problem becomes present when allocating memory, which is allowed to occur because of a lack of sanity checks. For more information have a look to: http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/366198 Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): kernel-2.4.22-1.2188.nptl kernel-2.4.22-1.2193.nptl Expected results: Fix, maybe the attached one or something better.
Created attachment 101215 [details] linux-2.4.22-i2c-overflow.patch Patch for FC1's kernel as suggested in the mail at securitfocus
this is a root-only vulnerability ...... eg root can gain... well... root privileges ;)