SB2005050216 - Memory corruption in Linux kernel
Published: May 2, 2005
Security Bulletin ID
SB2005050216
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Memory corruption (CVE-ID: CVE-2005-0532)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform service disruption.
The reiserfs_copy_from_user_to_file_region function in reiserfs/file.c for Linux kernel 2.6.10 and 2.6.11 before 2.6.11-rc4, when running on 64-bit architectures, may allow local users to trigger a buffer overflow as a result of casting discrepancies between size_t and int data types.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset@42018227TkNpHlX6BefnItV_GqMmzQ
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111091402626556&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=110846727602817&w=2
- http://www.guninski.com/where_do_you_want_billg_to_go_today_3.html
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_18_kernel.html