Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 shmat deadlock

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0. Affected by this issue is the function shmat. Executing a manipulation can lead to deadlock. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2006-4342. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 (Operating System). This vulnerability affects the function shmat. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a deadlock vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-833. The product contains multiple threads or executable segments that are waiting for each other to release a necessary lock, resulting in deadlock. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

The kernel in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, when running on SMP systems, allows local users to cause a denial of service (deadlock) by running the shmat function on an shm at the same time that shmctl is removing that shm (IPC_RMID), which prevents a spinlock from being unlocked.

The bug was discovered 10/19/2006. The weakness was published 10/17/2006 as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is available at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2006-4342 since 08/24/2006. The exploitation appears to be difficult. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 22879 (CentOS 3 : kernel (CESA-2006:0710)), 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 156198 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Update for Kernel (ELSA-2006:0710)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (30057), Tenable (22879), OSVDB (30001†), Secunia (SA22497†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-12995†). Similar entries are available at VDB-2589, VDB-2603, VDB-2964 and VDB-29944. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Deadlock
CWE: CWE-833 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 22879
Nessus Name: CentOS 3 : kernel (CESA-2006:0710)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: redhat.com

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-4342 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-4342
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-32770

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X-Force: 30057
Secunia: 22497
OSVDB: 30001 - CVE-2006-4342 - RedHat - Denial-Of-Service Issue
Vulnerability Center: 12995 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Kernel Simultaneous Functions Denial of Service, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 22:21
Updated: 12/17/2024 09:02
Changes: 03/12/2015 22:21 (67), 07/10/2019 10:09 (8), 12/17/2024 09:02 (17)
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Cache ID: 216:DA2:103

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