Linux Kernel 2.6.28.2 resource management

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Linux Kernel 2.6.28.2 (Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

drivers/firewire/ohci.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.32-git9, when packet-per-buffer mode is used, allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unknown other impact via an unspecified ioctl associated with receiving an ISO packet that contains zero in the payload-length field.

The issue has been introduced in 12/25/2008. The weakness was published 12/16/2009 as Bug 547236 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-4138. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 356 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 44096 (CentOS 5 : kernel (CESA-2010:0046)), 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 155737 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Update for Kernel (ELSA-2010-0046)).

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 Tenable (44096), SecurityFocus (BID 37339†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-24735†).

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 44096
Nessus Name: CentOS 5 : kernel (CESA-2010:0046)
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OpenVAS ID: 880643
OpenVAS Name: CentOS Update for kernel CESA-2010:0046 centos5 i386
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12/01/2009 +340 days 🔍
12/04/2009 +3 days 🔍
12/15/2009 +11 days 🔍
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02/02/2010 +48 days 🔍
03/18/2015 +1870 days 🔍
08/28/2021 +2355 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: Bug 547236
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-4138 (🔍)
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SecurityFocus: 37339 - Linux Kernel 'drivers/firewire/ohci.c' NULL Pointer Dereference Denial of Service Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 24735 - Linux Kernel 2.6.32-git9 and Prior Local DoS or Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability via ISO, Low

Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 03:15 PM
Updated: 08/28/2021 10:18 PM
Changes: 03/18/2015 03:15 PM (64), 02/20/2017 10:21 AM (10), 08/28/2021 10:09 PM (4), 08/28/2021 10:18 PM (1)
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