Linux Kernel up to 2.6.38.8 numeric error

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Linux Kernel up to 2.6.38.8. The impacted element is an unknown function. The manipulation results in numeric error. This vulnerability was named CVE-2011-1476. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Linux Kernel up to 2.6.38.8 (Operating System). Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-189. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

Integer underflow in the Open Sound System (OSS) subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 on unspecified non-x86 platforms allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) by leveraging write access to /dev/sequencer.

The issue has been introduced in 03/14/2011. The weakness was presented 06/21/2012 by Dan Rosenberg (Website). The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2011-1476 since 03/21/2011. The exploitability is told to be difficult. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 359 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 58271 (Ubuntu 8.04 LTS : linux vulnerabilities (USN-1390-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165558 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update Linux Kernel (SUSE-SA:2011:019)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (58271), SecurityFocus (BID 47007†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-30643†). See VDB-4261, VDB-4416, VDB-4544 and VDB-55715 for similar entries. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 58271
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 8.04 LTS : linux vulnerabilities (USN-1390-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 850163
OpenVAS Name: SuSE Update for kernel SUSE-SA:2011:017
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Patch: b769f49463711205d57286e64cf535ed4daf59e9

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03/14/2011 🔍
03/21/2011 +7 days 🔍
03/23/2011 +2 days 🔍
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03/24/2011 +1 days 🔍
03/07/2012 +349 days 🔍
06/21/2012 +106 days 🔍
06/21/2012 +0 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +1005 days 🔍
12/05/2021 +2449 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: USN-1390-1
Researcher: Dan Rosenberg
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-1476 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-1476
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-61068

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SecurityFocus: 47007 - Linux Kernel 'sound/oss/midi_synth.c' Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 30643 - Linux Kernel 2.6-2.6.38 Local Memory Corruption Vulnerability, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 12/05/2021 09:19
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (62), 03/19/2017 20:40 (12), 12/05/2021 09:16 (5), 12/05/2021 09:19 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:596:103

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