SB2001041711 - Memory corruption in Linux kernel
Published: April 17, 2001
Security Bulletin ID
SB2001041711
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Memory corruption (CVE-ID: CVE-2001-1398)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
Masquerading code for Linux kernel before 2.2.19 does not fully check packet lengths in certain cases, which may lead to a vulnerability.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=98575345009963&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=98637996127004&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=98653252326445&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=98684172109474&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=98759029811377&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=98775114228203&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=99013830726309&w=2
- http://www.linux.org.uk/VERSION/relnotes.2219.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-047.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-047