Linux Kernel 2.6.16.59 resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Linux Kernel 2.6.16.59. This vulnerability affects unknown code. Executing a manipulation can lead to resource management. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-1514. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel 2.6.16.59 (Operating System). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block. 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:

arch/s390/kernel/ptrace.c in Linux kernel 2.6.9, and other versions before 2.6.27-rc6, on s390 platforms allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via the user-area-padding test from the ptrace testsuite in 31-bit mode, which triggers an invalid dereference.

The issue has been introduced in 03/20/2006. The weakness was shared 03/25/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at debian.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-1514 since 03/25/2008. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 736 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 34444 (Debian DSA-1655-1 : linux-2.6.24 - denial of service/information leak/privilege escalation), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165703 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update Linux Kernel (SUSE-SA:2008:051)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 8 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (46781), Tenable (34444), SecurityFocus (BID 31177†), OSVDB (48151†) and Secunia (SA31826†). The entries VDB-38960, VDB-43584, VDB-44348 and VDB-44235 are related to this item. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 34444
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-1655-1 : linux-2.6.24 - denial of service/information leak/privilege escalation
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OpenVAS ID: 61775
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1653-1 (linux-2.6)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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03/19/2008 +730 days 🔍
03/25/2008 +6 days 🔍
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03/25/2008 +0 days 🔍
09/10/2008 +169 days 🔍
09/15/2008 +5 days 🔍
10/16/2008 +31 days 🔍
10/19/2008 +3 days 🔍
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03/16/2015 +2338 days 🔍
08/18/2019 +1616 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: debian.org
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CVE: CVE-2008-1514 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-1514
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-41704

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X-Force: 46781
SecurityFocus: 31177 - Linux Kernel s390 ptrace Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 31826
OSVDB: 48151 - Linux Kernel s390 ptrace testsuite user-area-padding Test Local DoS
Vulnerability Center: 19743 - Linux Kernel 2.6.9 on Fedora 7 and 8 Local Kernel Panic via User-Area-Padding Test, Medium

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Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 08/18/2019 18:20
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (80), 08/18/2019 18:20 (4)
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