Linux Kernel 2.6.28.2 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Linux Kernel 2.6.28.2. This affects an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2009-1439. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel 2.6.28.2 (Operating System). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

Buffer overflow in fs/cifs/connect.c in CIFS in the Linux kernel 2.6.29 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long nativeFileSystem field in a Tree Connect response to an SMB mount request.

The bug was discovered 04/06/2009. The weakness was shared 04/27/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at redhat.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2009-1439 since 04/27/2009. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 123 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 38931 (Fedora 9 : kernel-2.6.27.24-78.2.53.fc9 (2009-5383)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165644 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update Linux Kernel (SUSE-SA:2009:028)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 4 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (49764), Tenable (38931), SecurityFocus (BID 34453†), OSVDB (53362†) and Secunia (SA34981†). The entries VDB-45624, VDB-47913, VDB-47848 and VDB-47847 are related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 38931
Nessus Name: Fedora 9 : kernel-2.6.27.24-78.2.53.fc9 (2009-5383)
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OpenVAS ID: 63939
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1787-1 (linux-2.6.24)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: redhat.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-1439 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-1439
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-47924

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X-Force: 49764
SecurityFocus: 34453 - Linux Kernel CIFS Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 34981 - Debian update for linux-2.6.24, Less Critical
OSVDB: 53362 - CVE-2009-1439 - Linux - Kernel - Buffer Overflow Issue
Vulnerability Center: 22025 - Linux kernel <= 2.6.29 CIFS Tree Connect Response Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability, Critical
Vupen: ADV-2009-3316

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 09/03/2019 18:10
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (83), 09/03/2019 18:10 (5)
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Cache ID: 216:D31:103

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