TITLE:
Linux Kernel NTFS Unspecified Denial of Service

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA14117

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CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
DoS

WHERE:
>From local network

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

DESCRIPTION:
Carl-Daniel Hailfinger has reported a vulnerability in the Linux
kernel, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to
cause a DoS (Denial of Service).

The vulnerability is caused due to missing "printk()" rate
limitations in the "ntfs_warning()" and "ntfs_error()" functions
within the NTFS functionality when compiled without debugging.

SOLUTION:
The vulnerability has been fixed in version 2.6.11-rc3.
http://kernel.org/

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Carl-Daniel Hailfinger, SUSE.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.11-rc3

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