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TITLE:
Linux Kernel "hfs_cat_find_brec()" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA32719

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/32719/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
DoS, System access

WHERE:
>From remote

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Linux Kernel 2.6.x
http://secunia.com/advisories/product/2719/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in the Linux Kernel, which can be
exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) or
to potentially compromise a vulnerable system.

The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in the
"hfs_cat_find_brec()" function and can be exploited to cause a buffer
overflow via an overly large catalog name length.

Successful exploitation requires that a user is tricked into mounting
a specially crafted hfs image.

The vulnerability is reported in versions prior to 2.6.27.6.

SOLUTION:
Update to version 2.6.27.6.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reported by the vendor.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.27.6

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