#VU95268 Memory corruption in Linux kernel - CVE-2006-5823
Vulnerability identifier: #VU95268
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 1.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]
CVE-ID:
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 a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The zlib_inflate function in Linux kernel 2.6.x allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed filesystem that uses zlib compression that triggers memory corruption, as demonstrated using cramfs.
Mitigation
Install update from vendor's repository.
Vulnerable software versions
Linux kernel: All versions
External links
https://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-07-11-2006.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0014.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0436.html
https://secunia.com/advisories/22767
https://secunia.com/advisories/23474
https://secunia.com/advisories/23997
https://secunia.com/advisories/24098
https://secunia.com/advisories/24206
https://secunia.com/advisories/24259
https://secunia.com/advisories/24482
https://secunia.com/advisories/25630
https://secunia.com/advisories/25691
https://secunia.com/advisories/29058
https://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-063.htm
https://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1503
https://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1504
https://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:047
https://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:060
https://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_79_kernel.html
https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471457
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-416-1
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10588
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.
