Executive Summary
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | Linux kernel vulnerability |
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | USN-319-1 | First vendor Publication | 2006-07-18 |
| Vendor | Ubuntu | Last vendor Modification | 2006-07-18 |
| Severity (Vendor) | N/A | Revision | N/A |
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:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 6.2 | Attack Range | Local |
| Cvss Impact Score | 10 | Attack Complexity | High |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 1.9 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases: Ubuntu 6.06 LTS This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu. The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 6.06 LTS: After a standard system upgrade you need to reboot your computer to effect the necessary changes. This flaw affects Ubuntu 5.04 and Ubuntu 5.10 as well; these releases will be fixed shortly in a followup advisory. Details follow: A race condition has been discovered in the file permission handling of the /proc file system. A local attacker could exploit this to execute arbitrary code with full root privileges. |
Original Source
| Url : http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-319-1 |
OVAL Definitions
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10060 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10060 | ||
| Title: | Race condition in Linux kernel 2.6.17.4 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges by using prctl with PR_SET_DUMPABLE in a way that causes /proc/self/environ to become setuid root. | ||
| Description: | Race condition in Linux kernel 2.6.17.4 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges by using prctl with PR_SET_DUMPABLE in a way that causes /proc/self/environ to become setuid root. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | vulnerability |
| Reference(s): | CVE-2006-3626 | Version: | 5 |
| Platform(s): | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 CentOS Linux 4 Oracle Linux 4 | Product(s): | |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
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CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
OpenVAS Exploits
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2009-10-10 | Name : SLES9: Security update for Linux kernel File : nvt/sles9p5020521.nasl |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
| Id | Description |
|---|---|
| 27120 | Linux Kernel /proc/self/environ prctl Race Condition Local Privilege Escalation Linux kernel contains a flaw that may allow local users to gain root privileges by using prctl with PR_SET_DUMPABLE in a way that causes /proc/self/environ to become setuid root. The issue is triggered by a race condition occurs in '/proc' when changing file status. This flaw may lead to a loss of integrity. |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2013-07-12 | Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update. File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2006-0617.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2012-05-17 | Name : The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch. File : suse_kernel-1900.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2007-12-13 | Name : The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch. File : suse_kernel-1896.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2007-11-10 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : ubuntu_USN-319-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2007-11-10 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : ubuntu_USN-319-2.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2006-12-16 | Name : The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : mandrake_MDKSA-2006-124.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2006-10-14 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-1111.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2006-08-30 | Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates. File : centos_RHSA-2006-0617.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2006-08-23 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2006-0617.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
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| 2014-02-17 12:03:38 |
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