The lcd_write function in drivers/usb/misc/usblcd.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.22-rc7 does not limit the amount of memory used by a caller, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption).Referenceshttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0940.htmlhttp://osvdb.org/37116http://secunia.com/advisories/27212http://secunia.com/advisories/27227http://secunia.com/advisories/26664http://secunia.com/advisories/26643http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_51_kernel.htmlhttp://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_53_kernel.htmlhttp://secunia.com/advisories/27322https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35302http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-510-1http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1356http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-509-1http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24734http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-489-1http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:196http://secunia.com/advisories/25895http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.22-rc7https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9883http://secunia.com/advisories/26450http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2403http://secunia.com/advisories/26139http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:195
