Linux Kernel up to 2.4.19 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Linux Kernel up to 2.4.19. This impacts an unknown function. This manipulation causes denial of service. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2004-1057. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 2.4.19 (Operating System). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple drivers in Linux kernel 2.4.19 and earlier do not properly mark memory with the VM_IO flag, which causes incorrect reference counts and may lead to a denial of service (kernel panic) when accessing freed kernel pages.

The bug was discovered 01/21/2005. The weakness was disclosed 01/21/2005 with Redhat as Bug 137821 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2004-1057 since 11/23/2004. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 21881 (CentOS 3 : kernel (CESA-2006:0140)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 117771 (CentOS Security Update for Kernel (CESA-2006:0140)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 years after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (19275), Tenable (21881), SecurityFocus (BID 12338†), OSVDB (13897†) and Secunia (SA18562†). The entries VDB-1833, VDB-1879, VDB-1997 and VDB-19827 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Nessus ID: 21881
Nessus Name: CentOS 3 : kernel (CESA-2006:0140)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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11/23/2004 🔍
01/21/2005 +59 days 🔍
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01/24/2005 +3 days 🔍
05/30/2005 +126 days 🔍
01/19/2006 +234 days 🔍
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07/03/2006 +164 days 🔍
03/10/2015 +3172 days 🔍
06/02/2019 +1544 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: Bug 137821
Organization: Redhat
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2004-1057 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-1057
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-23857

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X-Force: 19275
SecurityFocus: 12338 - Linux Kernel Device Driver Virtual Memory Flags Unspecified Vulnerability
Secunia: 18562 - Red Hat update for kernel, Less Critical
OSVDB: 13897 - Linux kernel VM_IO denial of service
Vulnerability Center: 8174 - DoS in Linux Kernel <= 2.4.28 via VM_IO Flag, Low

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2015 15:27
Updated: 06/02/2019 00:44
Changes: 03/10/2015 15:27 (74), 06/02/2019 00:44 (9)
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Cache ID: 216:15E:103

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