Linux Kernel up to 2.4.29 ptrace32.c another denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Linux Kernel. Affected is the function another of the file ptrace32.c. The manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2005-2553. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Linux Kernel (Operating System). Affected is the function another of the file ptrace32.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

The find_target function in ptrace32.c in the Linux kernel 2.4.x before 2.4.29 does not properly handle a NULL return value from another function, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel crash/oops) by running a 32-bit ltrace program with the -i option on a 64-bit executable program.

The bug was discovered 01/05/2005. The weakness was disclosed 08/12/2005 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at vupen.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2005-2553 since 08/12/2005. 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.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 219 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 21849 (CentOS 3 : kernel (CESA-2005:663)), 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 117852 (CentOS Security Update for Kernel (CESA-2005:663)).

Upgrading to version ptrace32.c eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (22181), Tenable (21849), SecurityFocus (BID 14965†), OSVDB (18807†) and Secunia (SA17002†). The entries VDB-1105, VDB-1106, VDB-1104 and VDB-1234 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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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: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 21849
Nessus Name: CentOS 3 : kernel (CESA-2005:663)
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OpenVAS ID: 56013
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 921-1 (kernel-source-2.4.27)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Kernel ptrace32.c

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01/05/2005 🔍
04/12/2005 +97 days 🔍
08/12/2005 +122 days 🔍
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09/28/2005 +47 days 🔍
09/29/2005 +1 days 🔍
11/14/2005 +46 days 🔍
07/03/2006 +231 days 🔍
03/11/2015 +3173 days 🔍
06/11/2019 +1553 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2005-2553 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-2553
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-25992

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X-Force: 22181
SecurityFocus: 14965 - Linux Kernel Find_Target Local Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 17002 - Red Hat update for kernel, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 18807 - CVE-2005-2553 - Linux - Denial Of Service Issue
Vulnerability Center: 9617 - Linux Kernel Local DoS via NULL Value Returned to ptrace32.c, Low
Vupen: ADV-2005-1878

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Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 06/11/2019 11:34
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (79), 06/11/2019 11:34 (9)
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