Linux Kernel 2.4.21 Subsystem denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Linux Kernel 2.4.21. Affected is an unknown function of the component Subsystem. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2004-1237. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel 2.4.21 (Operating System) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component Subsystem. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

Unknown vulnerability in the system call filtering code in the audit subsystem for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via unknown vectors.

The bug was discovered 01/18/2005. The weakness was presented 04/14/2005 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at redhat.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2004-1237 since 12/15/2004. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 16211 (RHEL 3 : kernel (RHSA-2005:043)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Red Hat Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (18985), Tenable (16211), SecurityFocus (BID 12309†), OSVDB (13052†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-7024†). See VDB-24189 for similar entry. Once again VulDB remains the best source for 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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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 16211
Nessus Name: RHEL 3 : kernel (RHSA-2005:043)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

12/15/2004 🔍
01/18/2005 +34 days 🔍
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02/09/2005 +21 days 🔍
04/14/2005 +64 days 🔍
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03/10/2015 +3617 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: redhat.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-1237 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-1237
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-24188

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X-Force: 18985
SecurityFocus: 12309 - Linux Kernel Audit Subsystem Local Denial Of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: 13052 - CVE-2004-1237 - Linux Kernel - Denial Of Service Issue
Vulnerability Center: 7024 - Linux kernel Allows DoS via Audit Subsystem, Low

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2015 23:05
Updated: 05/29/2019 20:50
Changes: 03/10/2015 23:05 (64), 05/29/2019 20:50 (8)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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