Race condition in Linux kernel

1) Race condition

EUVDB-ID: #VU95475

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 2.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2004-1058

CWE-ID: CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.

Race condition in Linux kernel 2.6 allows local users to read the environment variables of another process that is still spawning via /proc/.../cmdline.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel: All versions

External links

http:ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060402-01-U
http://lists.suse.de/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Feb/0010.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/18684
http://secunia.com/advisories/19038
http://secunia.com/advisories/19369
http://secunia.com/advisories/19607
http://secunia.com/advisories/21476
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1018
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200408-24.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:022
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-293.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0190.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0191.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11052
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11937
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=152532
http://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17151
http://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10427
http://usn.ubuntu.com/38-1/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.