Missing release of memory after effective lifetime in Linux kernel - CVE-2004-0075
Published: March 15, 2004 / Updated: October 10, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU99951
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-2004-0075
CWE-ID: CWE-401
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 Vicam USB driver in Linux before 2.4.25 does not use the copy_from_user function when copying data from userspace to kernel space, which crosses security boundaries and allows local users to cause a denial of service.
How to mitigate CVE-2004-0075
Install update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000846
- http://frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:015
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-082.shtml
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_05_linux_kernel.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-065.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-293.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9690
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15246
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A836