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7.6 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Linux Kernel up to 2.6.25.1 (Operating System). This affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Linux kernel before 2.6.25.2 does not apply a certain protection mechanism for fcntl functionality, which allows local users to (1) execute code in parallel or (2) exploit a race condition to obtain "re-ordered access to the descriptor table."
The bug was discovered 05/06/2008. The weakness was presented 05/07/2008 by LINUX (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-1669 since 04/03/2008. 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 T1059 for this issue.
It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 32346 (Fedora 9 : kernel-2.6.25.3-18.fc9 (2008-3949)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165690 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update Linux Kernel (SUSE-SA:2008:032)).
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 1 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (42310) and Tenable (32346). See 3470, 3471, 3494 and 3692 for similar entries.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.4VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6
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Exploiting
Class: Code injectionCWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
ATT&CK: T1059
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 32346
Nessus Name: Fedora 9 : kernel-2.6.25.3-18.fc9 (2008-3949)
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OpenVAS ID: 61026
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1575-1 (linux-2.6)
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Timeline
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Sources
Vendor: kernel.orgAdvisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: LINUX
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-1669 (🔍)
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X-Force: 42310
SecurityTracker: 1019974
Vulnerability Center: 18359 - Linux Kernel Vulnerability Allows Local Users to Execute Arbitrary Code, Medium
SecurityFocus: 29076 - Linux Kernel 'fcntl_setlk()' SMP Ordering Local Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 30077
OSVDB: 44874 - CVE-2008-1669 - Linux - Kernel - Code Execution Issue
Vupen: ADV-2008-1451
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Entry
Created: 03/16/2015 17:00Updated: 08/10/2019 09:39
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (75), 08/10/2019 09:39 (14)
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