SB2005091401 - Security restrictions bypass in Linux kernel
Published: September 14, 2005
Security Bulletin ID
SB2005091401
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Security restrictions bypass (CVE-ID: CVE-2005-2492)
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- 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
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=166830
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22218
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11031