#VU95634 Resource management errors in Linux kernel - CVE-2005-2872
Vulnerability identifier: #VU95634
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Operating systems & Components /
Operating system
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
The ipt_recent kernel module (ipt_recent.c) in Linux kernel before 2.6.12, when running on 64-bit processors such as AMD64, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via certain attacks such as SSH brute force, which leads to memset calls using a length based on the u_int32_t type, acting on an array of unsigned long elements, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-2873.
Mitigation
Install update from vendor's repository.
Vulnerable software versions
Linux kernel: All versions
External links
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=322237
https://secunia.com/advisories/17073
https://secunia.com/advisories/17826
https://secunia.com/advisories/17918
https://secunia.com/advisories/18056
https://secunia.com/advisories/18059
https://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-921
https://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-922
https://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/chrisw/lsm-2.6.git;a=commit;h=bcfff0b471a60df350338bcd727fc9b8a6aa54b2
https://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:219
https://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:220
https://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-514.html
https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419522/100/0/threaded
https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427980/100/0/threaded
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14791
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11394
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
