Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2006-2935
Published: July 5, 2006 / Updated: August 28, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU95232
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2006-2935
CWE-ID: CWE-120
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 read and manipulate data.
The dvd_read_bca function in the DVD handling code in drivers/cdrom/cdrom.c in Linux kernel 2.2.16, and later versions, assigns the wrong value to a length variable, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted USB Storage device that triggers a buffer overflow.
How to mitigate CVE-2006-2935
Install update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2966
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21179
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21298
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21498
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21605
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21614
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21695
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21934
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22082
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22093
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22174
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22497
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22822
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23064
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23788
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24288
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-203.htm
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-254.htm
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-078.htm
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1183
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1184
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:150
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:151
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_42_kernel.html
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_47_kernel.html
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_49_kernel.html
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_64_kernel.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0617.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0710.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0012.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0013.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/444887/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18847
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-331-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-346-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2680
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=197670
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27579
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-611
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10886