Missing release of memory after effective lifetime in Linux kernel - CVE-2004-1335
Published: July 26, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU94781
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2004-1335
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform service disruption.
Memory leak in the ip_options_get function in the Linux kernel before 2.6.10 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by repeatedly calling the ip_cmsg_send function.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2004-1335
Install update from vendor's repository.
Links to Public Exploits and PoC-codes
External References
- http://www.securitytrap.com/mail/full-disclosure/2004/Dec/0323.html
- http://www.guninski.com/where_do_you_want_billg_to_go_today_2.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11956
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-016.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1070
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1067
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1069
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-017.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20163
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20202
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1082
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20338
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110383108211524&w=2
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18524
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11085