Unchecked return value in Linux kernel - CVE-2005-2553
Published: August 12, 2005 / Updated: February 13, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU94806
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2005-2553
CWE-ID: CWE-252
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform service disruption.
The find_target function in ptrace32.c in the Linux kernel 2.4.x before 2.4.29 does not properly handle a NULL return value from another function, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel crash/oops) by running a 32-bit ltrace program with the -i option on a 64-bit executable program.
How to mitigate CVE-2005-2553
Install update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2005/1/5/245
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14965
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-921
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18059
- http://wwwnew.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:044
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18977
- http://lists.suse.de/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Feb/0010.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19038
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-663.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17002
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1878
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9647
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428058/100/0/threaded
- http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.4/cset%4041dd3455GwQPufrGvBJjcUOXQa3WXA