Linux Kernel 2.6.0 local_bh_disable privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Linux Kernel 2.6.0. This issue affects the function local_bh_disable. Performing a manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2006-6535. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Linux Kernel 2.6.0 (Operating System). This affects the function local_bh_disable. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The dev_queue_xmit function in Linux kernel 2.6 can fail before calling the local_bh_disable function, which could lead to data corruption and "node lockups." NOTE: it is not clear whether this issue is exploitable.

The issue has been introduced in 12/18/2003. The weakness was released 01/30/2007 with Red Hat (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at linux.bkbits.net. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-6535 since 12/13/2006. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1139 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 36838 (CentOS 4 : kernel (CESA-2007:0014)), 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 115509 (Red Hat Kernel Security Update (RHSA-2007:0014)).

Upgrading to version 2.6 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 1 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (36838), SecurityFocus (BID 22317†), OSVDB (33030†), Secunia (SA23997†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-14203†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-2551, VDB-2589, VDB-2647 and VDB-2661. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 36838
Nessus Name: CentOS 4 : kernel (CESA-2007:0014)
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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

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12/18/2003 🔍
12/13/2006 +1091 days 🔍
01/30/2007 +48 days 🔍
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04/23/2009 +809 days 🔍
03/13/2015 +2150 days 🔍
07/14/2019 +1584 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: linux.bkbits.net
Organization: Red Hat
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2006-6535 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-6535
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-34731

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SecurityFocus: 22317 - Linux Kernel Dev_Queue_XMIT Local Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 23997 - Red Hat update for kernel, Less Critical
OSVDB: 33030 - CVE-2006-6535 - Linux - Denial of Service Issue
Vulnerability Center: 14203 - Linux Kernel 2.6 dev_queue_xmit Function Vulnerability Can Lead to Data Corruption and Node Lockups, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/13/2015 10:40
Updated: 07/14/2019 12:07
Changes: 03/13/2015 10:40 (80), 07/14/2019 12:07 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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