SB2006121401 - Resource management errors in Linux kernel
Published: December 14, 2006
Security Bulletin ID
SB2006121401
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-2006-6304)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
The do_coredump function in fs/exec.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.19 sets the flag variable to O_EXCL but does not use it, which allows context-dependent attackers to modify arbitrary files via a rewrite attack during a core dump.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23349
- http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100073666
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.19.1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21591
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0074/
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5002
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10797
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7446
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0046.html
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0095.html