SB2007021501 - Information exposure in Linux kernel
Published: February 15, 2007
Security Bulletin ID
SB2007021501
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Information exposure (CVE-ID: CVE-2007-0958)
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
Linux kernel 2.6.x before 2.6.20 allows local users to read unreadable binaries by using the interpreter (PT_INTERP) functionality and triggering a core dump, a variant of CVE-2004-1073.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://osvdb.org/35930
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0488.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24482
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24752
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24777
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25078
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25714
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25838
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26289
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-287.htm
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1286
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1304
- http://www.isec.pl/vulnerabilities/isec-0017-binfmt_elf.txt
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.20
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:060
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:078
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0099.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22903
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-451-1
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10343