Security restrictions bypass in Linux kernel

1) Security restrictions bypass

EUVDB-ID: #VU92876

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2005-2492

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to read memory contents or crash the application.

The raw_sendmsg function in the Linux kernel 2.6 before 2.6.13.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (change hardware state) or read from arbitrary memory via crafted input.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel: All versions

External links

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112690609622266&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/16747/
http://secunia.com/advisories/17073
http://secunia.com/advisories/17918
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.13.1
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:220
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:235
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-514.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419522/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427980/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14787
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-178-1
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=166830
http://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22218
http://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11031

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.