SB2002122301 - Improper privilege management in Linux kernel
Published: December 23, 2002 Updated: November 6, 2024
Security Bulletin ID
SB2002122301
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Partial DoS
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Improper privilege management (CVE-ID: CVE-2002-1380)
CWE-ID: CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform service disruption.
Linux kernel 2.2.x allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) by using the mmap() function with a PROT_READ parameter to access non-readable memory pages through the /proc/pid/mem interface.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-336
- http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/engarde_advisory-2976.html
- http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:039
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-088.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6420
- http://www.trustix.net/errata/misc/2002/TSL-2002-0083-kernel.asc.txt
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10884