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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Linux Kernel 2.6.16.9 (Operating System). Affected is the function is_gpt_valid
. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, and availability. CVE summarizes:
The is_gpt_valid function in fs/partitions/efi.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 does not check the size of an Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) GUID Partition Table (GPT) entry, which allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and OOPS) or obtain sensitive information from kernel heap memory by connecting a crafted GPT storage device, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-1577.
The issue has been introduced in 03/20/2006. The weakness was published 09/06/2011 by Timo Warns as Bug 703026 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2011-1776. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1996 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 56388 (Ubuntu 8.04 LTS : linux vulnerabilities (USN-1225-1)), 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 165574 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update Linux Kernel (SUSE-SA:2011:038)).
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 vulnerability database at Tenable (56388). Similar entries are available at 60956, 58436 and 69283.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.5
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Exploiting
Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 56388
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 8.04 LTS : linux vulnerabilities (USN-1225-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 69970
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2264-1 (linux-2.6)
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Patch: fa039d5f6b126fbd65eefa05db2f67e44df8f121
Timeline
03/20/2006 🔍04/19/2011 🔍
05/11/2011 🔍
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05/12/2011 🔍
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03/23/2015 🔍
11/18/2021 🔍
Sources
Vendor: kernel.orgAdvisory: Bug 703026
Researcher: Timo Warns
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-1776 (🔍)
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Vulnerability Center: 31426 - Linux kernel 2.4-2.4.37-rc1 and 2.6-2.6.39-rc3 Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 47796 - Linux Kernel EFI Partition Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Entry
Created: 03/23/2015 16:50Updated: 11/18/2021 17:47
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (68), 03/22/2017 09:49 (10), 11/18/2021 17:32 (6), 11/18/2021 17:39 (11), 11/18/2021 17:47 (1)
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