#VU94807 Memory corruption in Linux kernel - CVE-2005-1767

Vulnerability identifier: #VU94807

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2005-1767

CWE-ID: CWE-119

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor: Linux Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform service disruption.

traps.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.x and 2.4.x executes stack segment faults on an exception stack, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (oops and stack fault exception).

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel: All versions

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External links
https://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_44_kernel.html
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-187-1
https://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-922
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14467
https://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-921
https://secunia.com/advisories/18056
https://secunia.com/advisories/18059
https://wwwnew.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:044
https://secunia.com/advisories/18977
https://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-663.html
https://secunia.com/advisories/17002
https://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1878
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11101
https://kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/marcelo/linux-2.4.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=51e31546a2fc46cb978da2ee0330a6a68f07541e

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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.