Linux Kernel 2.6.23 resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Linux Kernel 2.6.23. This affects an unknown part. Such manipulation leads to resource management. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-5079. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Linux Kernel 2.6.23 (Operating System). Affected by this issue is 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. CVE summarizes:

net/atm/svc.c in the ATM subsystem in the Linux kernel 2.6.27.8 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel infinite loop) by making two calls to svc_listen for the same socket, and then reading a /proc/net/atm/*vc file, related to corruption of the vcc table.

The bug was discovered 12/04/2008. The weakness was shared 12/08/2008 by Jon Oberheide (Website). The advisory is shared for download at redhat.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-5079 since 11/14/2008. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed by Jon Oberheide in ANSI C and been published 2 days after the advisory. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 426 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 40248 (openSUSE Security Update : kernel (kernel-559)), 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 165629 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for Kernel (SUSE-SA:2009:008)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (48190), Exploit-DB (7405), Tenable (40248), SecurityFocus (BID 32676†) and OSVDB (50966†). The entries VDB-45255, VDB-45132, VDB-45061 and VDB-44962 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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VulDB Base Score: 6.2
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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Jon Oberheide
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Nessus ID: 40248
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : kernel (kernel-559)
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OpenVAS ID: 62957
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1687-1 (linux-2.6)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: redhat.com
Researcher: Jon Oberheide
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-5079 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-5079
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-45344

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X-Force: 48190
SecurityFocus: 32676 - Linux Kernel 'net/atm/proc.c' Local Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 32913
OSVDB: 50966 - CVE-2008-5079 - Linux - Kernel - Denial-Of-Service Issue
SecurityTracker: 1021360
Vulnerability Center: 20348 - Linux Kernel <= 2.6.27.8 ATM Subsystem Local DoS Vulnerability, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 12/22/2024 06:00
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (86), 08/23/2019 06:22 (12), 12/22/2024 06:00 (16)
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