SB2006032201 - Integer overflow in Linux kernel
Published: March 22, 2006
Security Bulletin ID
SB2006032201
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2006-0038)
The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code.
Integer overflow in the do_replace function in netfilter for Linux before 2.6.16-rc3, when using 'virtualization solutions' such as OpenVZ, allows local users with CAP_NET_ADMIN rights to cause a buffer overflow in the copy_from_user function.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=186295
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17178
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19330
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1097
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20671
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-302-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20716
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1103
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20914
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0575.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21465
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-200.htm
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22417
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1046
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2554
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25400
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10945
- http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ee4bb818ae35f68d1f848eae0a7b150a38eb4168