Linux Kernel 2.6.11 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Linux Kernel 2.6.11. The affected element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes denial of service. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2005-1764. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Linux Kernel 2.6.11 (Operating System) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. 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:

Linux 2.6.11 on 64-bit x86 (x86_64) platforms does not use a guard page for the 47-bit address page to protect against an AMD K8 bug, which allows local users to cause a denial of service.

The bug was discovered 05/17/2005. The weakness was disclosed 10/07/2005 with SuSE (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at freshmeat.net. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-1764 since 05/31/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

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 $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 20451 , which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is .

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 databases at X-Force (43324), Tenable (20451), SecurityFocus (BID 13904†), OSVDB (17694†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-14348†). The entries VDB-25377 and VDB-25895 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality 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: 20451
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

03/02/2005 🔍
05/17/2005 +76 days 🔍
05/31/2005 +14 days 🔍
06/09/2005 +9 days 🔍
06/09/2005 +0 days 🔍
10/07/2005 +120 days 🔍
10/07/2005 +0 days 🔍
02/22/2007 +503 days 🔍
03/11/2015 +2939 days 🔍
07/06/2021 +2309 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: freshmeat.net
Organization: SuSE
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2005-1764 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-1764
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-26527
X-Force: 43324
SecurityFocus: 13904 - Linux Kernel 64 Bit Multiple Unspecified Local Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 17694 - Linux Kernel guard page denial of service
Vulnerability Center: 14348 - Linux Kernel AMD K8 Bug Denial of Service, Low

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 07/06/2021 09:23
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (65), 07/15/2019 09:31 (3), 07/06/2021 09:23 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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