#VU95236 Resource management errors in Linux kernel - CVE-2006-1525


| Updated: 2018-10-03

Vulnerability identifier: #VU95236

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2006-1525

CWE-ID: CWE-399

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 a denial of service (DoS) attack.

ip_route_input in Linux kernel 2.6 before 2.6.16.8 allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via a request for a route for a multicast IP address, which triggers a null dereference.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel: All versions

External links
https://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.16.8
https://lwn.net/Alerts/180820/
https://secunia.com/advisories/19709
https://secunia.com/advisories/19735
https://secunia.com/advisories/19955
https://secunia.com/advisories/20157
https://secunia.com/advisories/20237
https://secunia.com/advisories/20398
https://secunia.com/advisories/20671
https://secunia.com/advisories/20914
https://secunia.com/advisories/21476
https://secunia.com/advisories/21745
https://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-161.htm
https://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1097
https://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1103
https://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:086
https://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006-05-31.html
https://www.osvdb.org/24715
https://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0493.html
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17593
https://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1399
https://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1475
https://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2554
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=189346
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25872
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10146
https://usn.ubuntu.com/281-1/

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.


Latest bulletins with this vulnerability


Resource management errors in Linux kernel