SB2009102901 - Integer overflow in Linux kernel
Published: October 29, 2009
Security Bulletin ID
SB2009102901
CSH 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 vulnerability.
1) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2009-3638)
CWE-ID: CWE-190 - Integer overflow
CVSSv4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code.
The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow error. A local user can execute arbitrary code.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.32-rc4
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.31.4
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=530515
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125628917011048&w=2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36803
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125632898507373&w=2
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg00190.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:329
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-864-1
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53934
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6a54435560efdab1a08f429a954df4d6c740bddf