Linux Kernel 2.6.16.9 input validation

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A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel 2.6.16.9 (Operating System). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

drivers/media/video/v4l2-compat-ioctl32.c in the Video4Linux (V4L) implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36 on 64-bit platforms does not validate the destination of a memory copy operation, which allows local users to write to arbitrary kernel memory locations, and consequently gain privileges, via a VIDIOCSTUNER ioctl call on a /dev/video device, followed by a VIDIOCSMICROCODE ioctl call on this device.

The issue has been introduced in 03/20/2006. The weakness was released 11/26/2010 by Kees Cook as Bug 642465 as confirmed bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2010-2963. The exploitability is told to be difficult. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed by Kees Cook in ANSI C and been published even before and not after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1712 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 75552 (openSUSE Security Update : kernel (openSUSE-SU-2010:0902-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165620 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update Linux Kernel (SUSE-SA:2010:057)).

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 Exploit-DB (15344), Tenable (75552), SecurityFocus (BID 44242†), SecurityTracker (ID 1024710†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-27805†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-55630 and VDB-56000. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Local: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Kees Cook
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Nessus ID: 75552
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : kernel (openSUSE-SU-2010:0902-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 68662
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2126-1 (linux-2.6)
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Patch: 3e645d6b485446c54c6745c5e2cf5c528fe4deec

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: Bug 642465
Researcher: Kees Cook
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-2963 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-2963
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-55536

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SecurityFocus: 44242 - Linux Kernel VIDIOCSMICROCODE IOCTL Local Memory Overwrite Vulnerability
Secunia: 42745
SecurityTracker: 1024710
Vulnerability Center: 27805 - Linux Kernel 2.6.0 through 2.6.37 Local Arbitrary Memory Overwrite, Low

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/19/2015 02:37 PM
Updated: 07/31/2024 02:27 PM
Changes: 03/19/2015 02:37 PM (65), 03/08/2017 03:22 PM (17), 10/05/2021 05:01 PM (7), 10/05/2021 05:10 PM (1), 06/15/2024 05:47 PM (15), 07/31/2024 02:27 PM (3)
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