Linux Kernel up to 2.6 Binary a.out denial of service

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A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 2.6 (Operating System). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Binary Handler. The manipulation as part of a a.out leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

The binfmt functionality in the Linux kernel, when "memory overcommit" is enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel oops) via a malformed a.out binary.

The bug was discovered 11/25/2004. The weakness was disclosed 11/24/2004 by Marcus Meissner with SuSE (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at suse.de. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2004-1074 since 11/29/2004. Access to the local network is required for this attack to succeed. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 20655 (Ubuntu 4.10 : linux-source-2.6.8.1 vulnerability (USN-39-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at kernel.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published 4 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (18290) and Tenable (20655). The entry 1008 is pretty similar.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 20655
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 4.10 : linux-source-2.6.8.1 vulnerability (USN-39-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 56784
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1067-1 (kernel 2.4.16)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: kernel.org

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: suse.de
Researcher: Marcus Meissner
Organization: SuSE
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-1074 (🔍)
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X-Force: 18290
SecurityFocus: 11754 - Linux Kernel Local Denial Of Service And Memory Disclosure Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 13308 - Linux Kernel Local DoS and Memory Content Disclosure Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
OSVDB: 12151 - Linux Kernel Memory Management Race Arbitrary Memory Disclosure

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Entryinfo

Created: 11/25/2004 17:05
Updated: 06/30/2019 11:03
Changes: 11/25/2004 17:05 (89), 06/30/2019 11:03 (2)
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