A vulnerability was identified in Linux Kernel, which could be exploited by local attackers to cause a denial of service. This flaw is due to an error in the "xfrm_sk_policy_insert" [xfrm_user.c] function when processing a "p->dir" value larger than "XFRM_POLICY_OUT", which could be exploited to cause an array index overflow.
Credits
Vulnerability reported by Balazs Scheidler
ChangeLog
2005-08-06 : Initial release
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