Linux Kernel 2.6.28.2 options_write numeric error

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A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel 2.6.28.2 (Operating System) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is the function options_write. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-189. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Off-by-one error in the options_write function in drivers/misc/sgi-gru/gruprocfs.c in the SGI GRU driver in the Linux kernel 2.6.30.2 and earlier on ia64 and x86 platforms might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary memory locations and gain privileges via a crafted count argument, which triggers a stack-based buffer overflow.

The issue has been introduced in 12/25/2008. The weakness was released 07/23/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at xorl.wordpress.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2009-2584. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 08/12/2021).

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 210 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 42209 (Ubuntu 6.06 LTS / 8.04 LTS / 8.10 / 9.04 : linux, linux-source-2.6.15 vulnerabilities (USN-852-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 195000 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux, Linux-source-2.6.15 Vulnerabilities (USN-852-1)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (51887) and Tenable (42209). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 50151, 50149, 49717 and 49465.

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Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Nessus ID: 42209
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 6.06 LTS / 8.04 LTS / 8.10 / 9.04 : linux, linux-source-2.6.15 vulnerabilities (USN-852-1)
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07/16/2009 +203 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: xorl.wordpress.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2009-2584 (🔍)
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X-Force: 51887
Vulnerability Center: 23870 - Linux kernel <= 2.6.30.2 SGI GRU Driver Arbitrary Memory Overwrite Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 35753 - Linux Kernel SGI GRU Driver Off By One Vulnerability

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Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 08/12/2021 21:08
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (56), 02/16/2017 10:03 (11), 08/12/2021 21:01 (3), 08/12/2021 21:08 (1)
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