Linux Kernel 2.4.0 JFS File System information disclosure

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A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel 2.4.0 (Operating System). It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component JFS File System. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

The JFS file system code in Linux 2.4.x has an information leak in which in-memory data is written to the device for the JFS file system, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the raw device.

The bug was discovered 04/14/2004. The weakness was published 06/01/2004 (Website). The advisory is shared at linuxsecurity.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2004-0181 since 02/25/2004. The exploitability is told to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 48 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 21849 (CentOS 3 : kernel (CESA-2005:663)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 117852 (CentOS Security Update for Kernel (CESA-2005:663)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 years after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (15902) and Tenable (21849). Similar entries are available at 1105, 1106, 1104 and 1234.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Local: Yes
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 21849
Nessus Name: CentOS 3 : kernel (CESA-2005:663)
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OpenVAS ID: 54609
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200407-02 (Kernel)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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02/25/2004 🔍
04/14/2004 +49 days 🔍
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06/01/2004 +48 days 🔍
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09/28/2005 +484 days 🔍
09/29/2005 +1 days 🔍
11/13/2005 +45 days 🔍
07/03/2006 +232 days 🔍
10/16/2014 +3027 days 🔍
06/11/2019 +1699 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: linuxsecurity.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-0181 (🔍)
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X-Force: 15902
Vulnerability Center: 9609 - Linux Kernel Information Leak via JFS File System, Low
SecurityFocus: 10143 - Linux Kernel JFS File System Information Leakage Vulnerability
Secunia: 17002 - Red Hat update for kernel, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 5398 - CVE-2004-0181 - Linux - Information Disclosure Issue
Vupen: ADV-2005-1878

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Created: 10/16/2014 17:30
Updated: 06/11/2019 11:07
Changes: 10/16/2014 17:30 (77), 06/11/2019 11:07 (9)
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