SB2004052101 - Integer overflow in Linux kernel
Published: May 21, 2004 Updated: June 20, 2024
Security Bulletin ID
SB2004052101
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2004-2013)
The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code.
Integer overflow in the SCTP_SOCKOPT_DEBUG_NAME SCTP socket option in socket.c in the Linux kernel 2.4.25 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code via an optlen value of -1, which causes kmalloc to allocate 0 bytes of memory.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.