SB2005080801 - Memory corruption in Linux kernel
Published: August 8, 2005
Security Bulletin ID
SB2005080801
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-2005-2500)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
Buffer overflow in the xdr_xcode_array2 function in xdr.c in Linux kernel 2.6.12, as used in SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9, might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted XDR data for the nfsacl protocol.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset@42b9c4fdYUuaq0joRUZi8W0Q-2hA1A
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2005/6/23/126
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2005/6/23/19
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16406
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_44_kernel.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14470
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21805