Linux Kernel net/socket.c _sys_sendmsg denial of service

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A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel (Operating System) (affected version unknown) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function _sys_sendmsg of the file net/socket.c. The manipulation with an unknown input 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. CVE summarizes:

The __sys_sendmsg function in net/socket.c in the Linux kernel before 3.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via crafted use of the sendmmsg system call, leading to an incorrect pointer dereference.

The weakness was disclosed 08/25/2011 as confirmed git commit (GIT Repository). The advisory is shared for download at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2011-4594 since 11/29/2011. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. The successful exploitation needs a simple authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 58275 (CentOS 6 : kernel (CESA-2012:0350)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 350692 (Amazon Linux Security Advisory for kernel: ALAS-2012-055).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.kernel.org. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (71695) and Tenable (58275). The entries 4434, 4553, 4488 and 4536 are pretty similar.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 58275
Nessus Name: CentOS 6 : kernel (CESA-2012:0350)
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OpenVAS ID: 881118
OpenVAS Name: CentOS Update for kernel CESA-2012:0350 centos6
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Patch: git.kernel.org

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08/25/2011 🔍
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11/29/2011 +96 days 🔍
03/07/2012 +99 days 🔍
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03/21/2021 +3230 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: git.kernel.org
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2011-4594 (🔍)
X-Force: 71695
Vulnerability Center: 34786 - Linux Kernel 3.0.4\\3.0.2 \x27copy_from_user\x27 Pointer Dereference Error Can Cause Local DoS, Medium
Secunia: 48294 - Red Hat update for kernel, Less Critical
OSVDB: 79838

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Created: 03/07/2012 23:32
Updated: 03/21/2021 09:30
Changes: 03/07/2012 23:32 (46), 04/10/2017 18:00 (23), 03/21/2021 09:25 (17), 03/21/2021 09:30 (1)
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