Linux Kernel up to 2.4.19 privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 2.4.19. It has been classified as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Linux Kernel. The manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2003-0018. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. No exploit is available. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 2.4.19 (Operating System) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Linux Kernel. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Linux kernel 2.4.10 through 2.4.21-pre4 does not properly handle the O_DIRECT feature, which allows local attackers with write privileges to read portions of previously deleted files, or cause file system corruption.

The weakness was published 02/04/2003 with Red Hat (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2003-0018. An attack has to be approached locally. The requirement for exploitation is a simple authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 13999 (Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : kernel (MDKSA-2003:014)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mandriva Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at securityfocus.com. A possible mitigation has been published 1 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (11249), Tenable (13999), SecurityFocus (BID 6763†) and OSVDB (4457†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 13999
Nessus Name: Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : kernel (MDKSA-2003:014)
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OpenVAS ID: 53647
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 358-1 (linux-kernel-i386, linux-kernel-alpha)
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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: securityfocus.com

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02/04/2003 🔍
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02/05/2003 +1 days 🔍
02/19/2003 +14 days 🔍
03/17/2004 +392 days 🔍
07/31/2004 +135 days 🔍
03/08/2021 +6064 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: http://www.redhat.com
Organization: Red Hat
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2003-0018 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-0018
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-5

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X-Force: 11249 - Linux kernel O_DIRECT information leak, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 6763 - Linux O_DIRECT Direct Input/Output Information Leak Vulnerability
OSVDB: 4457 - Linux Kernel O_DIRECT Deleted File Retrieval or File System Corruption

Entryinfo

Created: 02/04/2003 01:00
Updated: 03/08/2021 06:46
Changes: 02/04/2003 01:00 (57), 06/07/2017 14:54 (28), 03/08/2021 06:46 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:94A:103

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