Resource management errors in Linux kernel - CVE-2006-0454
Published: February 7, 2006 / Updated: October 19, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU95757
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2006-0454
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
Linux kernel before 2.6.15.3 down to 2.6.12, while constructing an ICMP response in icmp_send, does not properly handle when the ip_options_echo function in icmp.c fails, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via vectors such as (1) record-route and (2) timestamp IP options with the needaddr bit set and a truncated value.
How to mitigate CVE-2006-0454
Install update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- http://lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/2006-February/002909.html
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=113927617401569&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=113927648820694&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18766
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18774
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18784
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18788
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18861
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.15.3
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:040
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_06_kernel.html
- http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2006-February/msg00037.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427981/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16532
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0006
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-250-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0464
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24575