#VU95463 Missing release of memory after effective lifetime in Linux kernel - CVE-2006-1859
Vulnerability identifier: #VU95463
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:
CWE-ID:
CWE-401
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.
Memory leak in __setlease in fs/locks.c in Linux kernel before 2.6.16.16 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via unspecified actions related to an 'uninitialised return value,' aka 'slab leak.'
Mitigation
Install update from vendor's repository.
Vulnerable software versions
Linux kernel: All versions
External links
https://secunia.com/advisories/20083
https://secunia.com/advisories/20716
https://secunia.com/advisories/21045
https://secunia.com/advisories/21179
https://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.16.y.git;a=blobdiff;h=aa7f66091823dde953e15895dc427615701c39c7;hp=e75ac392a313f3fad823bf2e46a03f29701e3e34;hb=1f0e637c94a9b041833947c79110d6c02fff8618;f=fs/locks.c
https://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.16.y.git;a=commit;h=1f0e637c94a9b041833947c79110d6c02fff8618
https://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:123
https://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_42_kernel.html
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18033
https://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0028
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-302-1
https://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1767
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26438
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.
