Ubuntu Linux up to 4.1 sock_dgram_sendmsg denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Ubuntu Linux up to 4.1 and classified as problematic. Impacted is the function sock_dgram_sendmsg. This manipulation causes denial of service. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2004-1069. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Ubuntu Linux up to 4.1 (Operating System). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function sock_dgram_sendmsg. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

Race condition in SELinux 2.6.x through 2.6.9 allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel crash) via SOCK_SEQPACKET unix domain sockets, which are not properly handled in the sock_dgram_sendmsg function.

The bug was discovered 11/14/2004. The weakness was disclosed 01/10/2005 (Website). The advisory is shared at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2004-1069 since 11/29/2004. The exploitation appears to be difficult. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 57 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 16259 (Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : kernel (MDKSA-2005:022)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mandriva Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (18312), Tenable (16259), SecurityFocus (BID 11939†), OSVDB (12271†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-7034†). The entries VDB-947, VDB-945, VDB-946 and VDB-944 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 16259
Nessus Name: Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : kernel (MDKSA-2005:022)
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11/14/2004 🔍
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11/29/2004 +15 days 🔍
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01/10/2005 +27 days 🔍
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05/29/2019 +1541 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ubuntu.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-1069 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-1069
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-23677
X-Force: 18312
SecurityFocus: 11939 - Linux Kernel Sock_DGram_SendMsg Local Denial Of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: 12271 - CVE-2004-1069 - SELinux - Denial-of-Service Issue
Vulnerability Center: 7034 - Linux Kernel Allows DoS via SOCK_SEQPACKET, Low

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Created: 03/10/2015 12:14
Updated: 05/29/2019 20:54
Changes: 03/10/2015 12:14 (66), 05/29/2019 20:54 (8)
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Cache ID: 216:CBD:103

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