Memory corruption in Linux kernel

1) Memory corruption

EUVDB-ID: #VU95465

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2005-4639

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

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'.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel: All versions

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:linux_foundation:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://secunia.com/advisories/18216
https://secunia.com/advisories/18527
https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.15
https://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:040
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16142
https://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0035
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43323
https://usn.ubuntu.com/244-1/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.