Linux Kernel up to 2.6.15 locks.c time_out_leases resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Linux Kernel up to 2.6.15. This issue affects the function time_out_leases of the file locks.c. Executing a manipulation can lead to resource management. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2005-3857. Furthermore, an exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

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A vulnerability has been found in Linux Kernel up to 2.6.15 (Operating System) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function time_out_leases of the file locks.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

The time_out_leases function in locks.c for Linux kernel before 2.6.15-rc3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel log message consumption) by causing a large number of broken leases, which is recorded to the log using the printk function.

The bug was discovered 11/29/2005. The weakness was published 11/27/2005 as Bug 174337 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is available at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2005-3857. The exploitation appears to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details and also a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 21977 (CentOS 4 : kernel (CESA-2006:0101)), 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 to version 2.6.15-rc3 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 (23303), Exploit-DB (26648), Tenable (21977), SecurityFocus (BID 15627†) and OSVDB (21285†). Similar entries are available at VDB-1712, VDB-1833, VDB-1879 and VDB-1942. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 21977
Nessus Name: CentOS 4 : kernel (CESA-2006:0101)
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OpenVAS ID: 56469
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1017-1 (kernel-source-2.6.8)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Kernel 2.6.15-rc3

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Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: Bug 174337
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-3857 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-3857
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-27130

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X-Force: 23303
SecurityFocus: 15627 - Linux Kernel Time_Out_Leases PrintK Local Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 17786 - Linux Kernel Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities, Not Critical
OSVDB: 21285 - CVE-2005-3857 - Linux - Kernel - Denial-Of-Service Issue
Vulnerability Center: 10454 - Linux Kernel before 2.6.15-rc3 Local DoS via a Large Number of Broken Leases, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2005-2649

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 12/21/2024 23:19
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (84), 06/14/2019 16:12 (9), 07/06/2021 16:49 (3), 12/21/2024 23:19 (17)
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