Red Hat Enterprise Linux up to 4 input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Red Hat Enterprise Linux up to 4. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation results in input validation. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2009-4272. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Red Hat Enterprise Linux up to 4 (Operating System). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

A certain Red Hat patch for net/ipv4/route.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.18 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (deadlock) via crafted packets that force collisions in the IPv4 routing hash table, and trigger a routing "emergency" in which a hash chain is too long. NOTE: this is related to an issue in the Linux kernel before 2.6.31, when the kernel routing cache is disabled, involving an uninitialized pointer and a panic.

The weakness was shared 01/27/2010 with Parallels (Website). The advisory is shared for download at rhn.redhat.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2009-4272. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 44096 (CentOS 5 : kernel (CESA-2010:0046)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 155737 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Update for Kernel (ELSA-2010-0046)).

Upgrading to version 5 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (55808), Tenable (44096), SecurityFocus (BID 37875†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-24653†). The entries VDB-40214, VDB-51836, VDB-51835 and VDB-51834 are related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 44096
Nessus Name: CentOS 5 : kernel (CESA-2010:0046)
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OpenVAS ID: 880643
OpenVAS Name: CentOS Update for kernel CESA-2010:0046 centos5 i386
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Enterprise Linux 5

Timelineinfo

12/10/2009 🔍
01/20/2010 +41 days 🔍
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01/21/2010 +1 days 🔍
01/27/2010 +6 days 🔍
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03/18/2015 +1876 days 🔍
08/31/2021 +2358 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: redhat.com

Advisory: rhn.redhat.com
Organization: Parallels
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-4272 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-4272
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-51684

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X-Force: 55808
SecurityFocus: 37875 - Red Hat Linux Kernel Routing Implementation Multiple Remote Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 24653 - RedHat Linux Kernel Multiple Remote DoS Vulnerabilities affecting the Routing Implementation, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 08/31/2021 19:12
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (65), 02/20/2017 10:09 (9), 08/31/2021 19:05 (4), 08/31/2021 19:12 (1)
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