Executive Summary
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | New Linux 2.4.18 packages fix local root exploit (alpha) |
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | DSA-417 | First vendor Publication | 2004-01-07 |
| Vendor | Debian | Last vendor Modification | 2004-01-09 |
| Severity (Vendor) | N/A | Revision | 2 |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : N/A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
| Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
| impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 7.2 | Attack Range | Local |
| Cvss Impact Score | 10 | Attack Complexity | Low |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 3.9 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| Since DSA 417-1 lacked fixed kernel image files for the alpha architecture these are added now. For completeness below is the original advisory: Paul Starzetz discovered a flaw in bounds checking in mremap() in the Linux kernel (present in version 2.4.x and 2.6.x) which may allow a local attacker to gain root privileges. Version 2.2 is not affected by this bug. For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 2.4.18-13 for the alpha architecture. For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem will be fixed soon with newly uploaded packages. We recommend that you upgrade your kernel packages. This problem has been fixed in the upstream version 2.4.24 as well. |
Original Source
| Url : http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-417 |
OVAL Definitions
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10189 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10189 | ||
| Title: | The mremap system call (do_mremap) in Linux kernel 2.4.x before 2.4.21, and possibly other versions before 2.4.24, does not properly perform bounds checks, which allows local users to cause a denial of service and possibly gain privileges by causing a remapping of a virtual memory area (VMA) to create a zero length VMA, a different vulnerability than CAN-2004-0077. | ||
| Description: | The mremap system call (do_mremap) in Linux kernel 2.4.x before 2.4.21, and possibly other versions before 2.4.24, does not properly perform bounds checks, which allows local users to cause a denial of service and possibly gain privileges by causing a remapping of a virtual memory area (VMA) to create a zero length VMA, a different vulnerability than CAN-2004-0077. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | vulnerability |
| Reference(s): | CVE-2003-0985 | Version: | 5 |
| Platform(s): | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 CentOS Linux 3 | Product(s): | |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
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| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:860 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:860 | ||
| Title: | Red Hat Linux Kernel do_mremap Denial of Service Vulnerability | ||
| Description: | The mremap system call (do_mremap) in Linux kernel 2.4.x before 2.4.21, and possibly other versions before 2.4.24, does not properly perform bounds checks, which allows local users to cause a denial of service and possibly gain privileges by causing a remapping of a virtual memory area (VMA) to create a zero length VMA, a different vulnerability than CAN-2004-0077. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | vulnerability |
| Reference(s): | CVE-2003-0985 | Version: | 2 |
| Platform(s): | Red Hat Linux 9 | Product(s): | Linux kernel |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:867 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:867 | ||
| Title: | Red Hat Enterprise 3 Linux Kernel do_mremap Denial of Service Vulnerability | ||
| Description: | The mremap system call (do_mremap) in Linux kernel 2.4.x before 2.4.21, and possibly other versions before 2.4.24, does not properly perform bounds checks, which allows local users to cause a denial of service and possibly gain privileges by causing a remapping of a virtual memory area (VMA) to create a zero length VMA, a different vulnerability than CAN-2004-0077. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | vulnerability |
| Reference(s): | CVE-2003-0985 | Version: | 2 |
| Platform(s): | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | Product(s): | Linux kernel |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
OpenVAS Exploits
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2008-09-24 | Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200312-02 (Kernel) File : nvt/glsa_200312_02.nasl |
| 2008-01-17 | Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 439-1 (kernel) File : nvt/deb_439_1.nasl |
| 2008-01-17 | Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 475-1 (kernel-image-2.4.17-hppa) File : nvt/deb_475_1.nasl |
| 2008-01-17 | Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 470-1 (kernel-image-2.4.17-hppa) File : nvt/deb_470_1.nasl |
| 2008-01-17 | Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 450-1 (kernel-source-2.4.19, kernel-patch-2.4.19... File : nvt/deb_450_1.nasl |
| 2008-01-17 | Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 442-1 (kernel-patch-2.4.17-s390, kernel-image-2.... File : nvt/deb_442_1.nasl |
| 2008-01-17 | Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 440-1 (kernel-source-2.4.17, kernel-patch-2.4.17... File : nvt/deb_440_1.nasl |
| 2008-01-17 | Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 1067-1 (kernel 2.4.16) File : nvt/deb_1067_1.nasl |
| 2008-01-17 | Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 433-1 (kernel-patch-2.4.17-mips) File : nvt/deb_433_1.nasl |
| 2008-01-17 | Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 427-1 (kernel-patch-2.4.17-mips) File : nvt/deb_427_1.nasl |
| 2008-01-17 | Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 423-1 (kernel-image-2.4.17-ia64) File : nvt/deb_423_1.nasl |
| 2008-01-17 | Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 417-2 (kernel-image-2.4.18-1-alpha) File : nvt/deb_417_2.nasl |
| 2008-01-17 | Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 417-1 (kernel-patch-2.4.18-powerpc, kernel-image... File : nvt/deb_417_1.nasl |
| 2008-01-17 | Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 413-1 (kernel-source-2.4.18, kernel-image-2.4.18... File : nvt/deb_413_1.nasl |
| 2008-01-17 | Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 403-1 (kernel-image-2.4.18-1-alpha, kernel-image... File : nvt/deb_403_1.nasl |
| 2008-01-17 | Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 1082-1 (kernel-2.4.17) File : nvt/deb_1082_1.nasl |
| 2008-01-17 | Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 1070-1 (kernel-source-2.4.19,kernel-image-sparc-... File : nvt/deb_1070_1.nasl |
| 0000-00-00 | Name : Slackware Advisory SSA:2003-336-01 Kernel security update File : nvt/esoft_slk_ssa_2003_336_01.nasl |
| 0000-00-00 | Name : Slackware Advisory SSA:2004-006-01 Kernel security update File : nvt/esoft_slk_ssa_2004_006_01.nasl |
| 0000-00-00 | Name : Slackware Advisory SSA:2004-049-01 Kernel security update File : nvt/esoft_slk_ssa_2004_049_01.nasl |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
| Id | Description |
|---|---|
| 3315 | Linux Kernel do_mremap() Privilege Escalation A local overflow exists in the Linux kernel. The do_mremap() function fails to perform bounds checking resulting in a buffer overflow. With a specially crafted request, an attacker can execute arbitrary code resulting in a loss of confidentiality, integrity, and/or availability. |
| 2887 | Linux Kernel do_brk local Overflow A flaw exists in the Linux kernel which allows a local user to map kernel memory segments into an unprivileged process. Specifically, the do_brk function does not verify that the allocated memory range does not exceed the TASK_SIZE constant. The do_brk function is called by the ELF executable loader and the mmap system call, however only the mmap method is exploitable. Once kernel memory access has been obtained, a number of tricks can be used to gain superuser privileges. |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2005-07-13 | Name : The remote Slackware host is missing a security update. File : Slackware_SSA_2004-006-01.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2005-07-13 | Name : The remote Slackware host is missing a security update. File : Slackware_SSA_2004-008-01.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2005-07-13 | Name : The remote Slackware host is missing a security update. File : Slackware_SSA_2004-049-01.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2005-07-13 | Name : The remote Slackware host is missing a security update. File : Slackware_SSA_2003-336-01.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2004-09-29 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-440.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2004-09-29 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-475.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2004-09-29 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-470.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2004-09-29 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-450.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2004-09-29 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-442.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2004-09-29 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-439.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2004-09-29 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-433.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2004-09-29 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-427.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2004-09-29 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-423.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2004-09-29 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-417.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2004-09-29 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-413.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2004-09-29 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-403.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2004-07-31 | Name : The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : mandrake_MDKSA-2003-110.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2004-07-31 | Name : The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : mandrake_MDKSA-2004-001.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2004-07-25 | Name : The remote host is missing a vendor-supplied security patch File : suse_SA_2003_049.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2004-07-23 | Name : The remote Fedora Core host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2003-046.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2004-07-06 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2003-389.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2004-07-06 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2003-416.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2004-07-06 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2003-419.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
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| 2014-02-17 11:33:00 |
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