SB2015060802 - Memory corruption in Linux kernel staging ozwpan driver
Published: June 8, 2015
Security Bulletin ID
SB2015060802
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Memory corruption (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-4002)
CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption
CVSSv4: 8.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption error within the oz_usb_rx() function in drivers/staging/ozwpan/ozusbsvc1.c. A remote non-authenticated attacker can read and manipulate data.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=d114b9fe78c8d6fc6e70808c2092aa307c36dc8e
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/05/7
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9a59029bc218b48eff8b5d4dde5662fd79d3e1a8
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9a59029bc218b48eff8b5d4dde5662fd79d3e1a8
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d114b9fe78c8d6fc6e70808c2092aa307c36dc8e
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74668
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00011.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2667-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2665-1