SB2005123105 - Memory corruption in Linux kernel
Published: December 31, 2005
Security Bulletin ID
SB2005123105
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Memory corruption (CVE-ID: CVE-2005-4639)
The vulnerability allows a local user to read and manipulate data.
Buffer overflow in the CA-driver (dst_ca.c) for TwinHan DST Frontend/Card in Linux kernel 2.6.12 and other versions before 2.6.15 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code by 'reading more than 8 bytes into an 8 byte long array'.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18216
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18527
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.15
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:040
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16142
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0035
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43323
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/244-1/