SB2004080607 - Memory corruption in Linux kernel
Published: August 6, 2004
Security Bulletin ID
SB2004080607
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Memory corruption (CVE-ID: CVE-2004-0535)
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
The e1000 driver for Linux kernel 2.4.26 and earlier does not properly initialize memory before using it, which allows local users to read portions of kernel memory. NOTE: this issue was originally incorrectly reported as a 'buffer overflow' by some sources.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040804-01-U.asc
- http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=125168
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000845
- http://lwn.net/Articles/91155/
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200407-02.xml
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/testing/patch-2.4.27.log
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:062
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_20_kernel.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-413.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-418.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10352
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16159
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11136