SB2012080903 - Input validation error in Linux kernel
Published: August 9, 2012 Updated: August 11, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2012080903
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-2136)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
The sock_alloc_send_pskb function in net/core/sock.c in the Linux kernel before 3.4.5 does not properly validate a certain length value, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and system crash) or possibly gain privileges by leveraging access to a TUN/TAP device.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=cc9b17ad29ecaa20bfe426a8d4dbfb94b13ff1cc
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0743.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1087.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50807
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1529-1
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.4.5
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53721
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1535-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=816289
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/cc9b17ad29ecaa20bfe426a8d4dbfb94b13ff1cc