Linux Kernel 2.6.x resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel 2.6.x. It has been classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation leads to resource management. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2006-2936. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel 2.6.x (Operating System). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

The ftdi_sio driver (usb/serial/ftdi_sio.c) in Linux kernel 2.6.x up to 2.6.17, and possibly later versions, allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by writing more data to the serial port than the hardware can handle, which causes the data to be queued.

The bug was discovered 07/17/2006. The weakness was released 07/04/2006 by Justin M. Forbes (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at kernel.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-2936 since 06/09/2006. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 27292 (openSUSE 10 Security Update : kernel (kernel-2635)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 156246 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Update for Kernel (ELSA-2006:0617, ELSA-2006:0689)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 9 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (27807), Tenable (27292), SecurityFocus (BID 19033†), OSVDB (27119†) and Secunia (SA21057†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-2256, VDB-2254, VDB-2255 and VDB-2257. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.7

VulDB Base Score: 7.5
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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 27292
Nessus Name: openSUSE 10 Security Update : kernel (kernel-2635)
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OpenVAS ID: 57408
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1184-1 (kernel-source-2.6.8)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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06/09/2006 🔍
07/04/2006 +25 days 🔍
07/10/2006 +5 days 🔍
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07/17/2006 +7 days 🔍
07/18/2006 +1 days 🔍
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07/18/2006 +0 days 🔍
09/04/2006 +47 days 🔍
02/17/2007 +166 days 🔍
10/17/2007 +242 days 🔍
03/12/2015 +2703 days 🔍
06/24/2019 +1565 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: kernel.org
Researcher: Justin M. Forbes
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2006-2936 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-2936
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-31211

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X-Force: 27807
SecurityFocus: 19033 - Linux Kernel USB Driver Data Queue Local Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 21057 - rPath update for kernel, Less Critical
OSVDB: 27119 - Linux Kernel ftdi_sio Serial Port Data Saturation Local DoS
Vulnerability Center: 12614 - Linux Kernel Local Denial of Service in ftdi_sio Driver, Low
Vupen: ADV-2006-2841

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 14:25
Updated: 06/24/2019 17:36
Changes: 03/12/2015 14:25 (85), 06/24/2019 17:36 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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