Security restrictions bypass in Linux kernel - CVE-2006-1052
Published: May 5, 2006 / Updated: October 30, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU99900
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-2006-1052
CWE-ID: CWE-264
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 selinux_ptrace logic in hooks.c in SELinux for Linux 2.6.6 allows local users with ptrace permissions to change the tracer SID to an SID of another process.
How to mitigate CVE-2006-1052
Install update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- http://marc.info/?l=git-commits-head&m=114210002712363&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=selinux&m=114226465106131&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19955
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20157
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21465
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22093
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22417
- http://selinuxnews.org/wp/index.php/2006/03/13/security-ptrace-bug-cve-2006-1052/
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-200.htm
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1184
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:086
- http://www.osvdb.org/25232
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0575.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17830
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10102
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/281-1/