Linux Kernel up to 2.6.19.2 mincore resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Linux Kernel up to 2.6.19.2. Affected is the function mincore. The manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2006-4814. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Linux Kernel up to 2.6.19.2 (Operating System). Affected is the function mincore. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

The mincore function in the Linux kernel before 2.4.33.6 does not properly lock access to user space, which has unspecified impact and attack vectors, possibly related to a deadlock.

The weakness was released 01/11/2007 by Doug Chapman (Website). The advisory is available at kernel.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2006-4814 since 09/15/2006. Access to the local network is required for this attack. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 67678 (Oracle Linux 3 : kernel (ELSA-2008-0211)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Oracle Linux Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115509 (Red Hat Kernel Security Update (RHSA-2007:0014)).

Upgrading to version 2.6.18-1.2869 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at kernel.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published 4 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (67678), SecurityFocus (BID 21663†), OSVDB (30215†) and Secunia (SA23664†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-2551, VDB-2589, VDB-2647 and VDB-2661. 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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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 67678
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 3 : kernel (ELSA-2008-0211)
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OpenVAS ID: 58357
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1304-1 (kernel-source-2.6.8)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Kernel 2.6.18-1.2869
Patch: kernel.org

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09/15/2006 🔍
11/08/2006 +54 days 🔍
12/19/2006 +40 days 🔍
12/19/2006 +0 days 🔍
01/11/2007 +23 days 🔍
01/16/2007 +5 days 🔍
02/07/2007 +22 days 🔍
07/12/2013 +2347 days 🔍
04/24/2019 +2112 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: kernel.org
Researcher: Doug Chapman
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2006-4814 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-4814
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2826

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SecurityFocus: 21663 - Linux Kernel MinCore User Space Access Locking Local Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 23664 - Linux Kernel Local Denial of Service Vulnerabilities, Not Critical
OSVDB: 30215 - Linux Kernel zlib_inflate() Function Crafted Filesystem Memory Corruption
Vupen: ADV-2006-5082

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/16/2007 14:29
Updated: 04/24/2019 06:43
Changes: 01/16/2007 14:29 (88), 04/24/2019 06:43 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:9BB:103

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