SB2005030101 - Resource management errors in Linux kernel
Published: March 1, 2005
Security Bulletin ID
SB2005030101
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Resource management errors (CVE-ID: CVE-2004-0986)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
Iptables before 1.2.11, under certain conditions, does not properly load the required modules at system startup, which causes the firewall rules to fail to load and protect the system from remote attackers.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://rpmfind.net/linux/RPM/suse/updates/9.2/i386/rpm/i586/iptables-1.2.11-4.2.i586.html
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-026.shtml
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-580
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:125
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11570
- https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=2252
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17928
- https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-81-1/