Improper update of reference count in Linux kernel - CVE-2004-1057
Published: January 21, 2005 / Updated: October 11, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU95642
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2004-1057
CWE-ID: CWE-911
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 execute arbitrary code.
Multiple drivers in Linux kernel 2.4.19 and earlier do not properly mark memory with the VM_IO flag, which causes incorrect reference counts and may lead to a denial of service (kernel panic) when accessing freed kernel pages.
How to mitigate CVE-2004-1057
Install update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18562
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/andrea/kernels/v2.4/2.4.23aa3/00_VM_IO-4
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-016.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-017.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0140.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12338
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=137821
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19275
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11474