Linux kernel ip_options_get denial of service
| linux-ipoptionsget-dos (18522) |  Low Risk |
Description:
Linux kernel is vulnerable to an integer overflow in the ip_options_get function. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the kernel to crash.
Platforms Affected:
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.0
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.0 test1
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.0 test10
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.0 test11
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.0 test12
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.0 test2
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.0 test3
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.0 test4
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.0 test5
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.0 test6
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.0 test7
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.0 test8
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.0 test9
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.1
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.10
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.11 pre1
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.11 pre2
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.11 pre3
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.11
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.12
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.13
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.14
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.15
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.16
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.17
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.18
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.18 pre8
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.18 pre9
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.18 pre6
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.18 pre5
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.18 pre4
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.18 pre3
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.18 pre2
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.18 pre1
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.18 pre7
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.19 pre2
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.19 pre3
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.19 pre4
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.19
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.19 pre6
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.19 pre5
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.19 pre1
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.2
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.20
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.21 pre6
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.21 pre5
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.21
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.21 pre1
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.21 pre4
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.21 pre7
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.21 pre3
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.21 pre2
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.22 pre8
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.22
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.22 pre9
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.22 pre7
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.22 pre6
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.22 pre10
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.22 pre4
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.22 pre3
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.22 pre2
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.22 pre1
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.22 pre5
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.23 pre9
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.23 ow2
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.23
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.23 pre7
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.23 pre8
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.23 pre6
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.23 pre5
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.23 pre4
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.23 pre3
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.23 pre2
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.23 pre1
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.24
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.24 ow1
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.25
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.26
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.27 pre5
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.27 pre1
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.27 pre2
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.27 pre3
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.27 pre4
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.27
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.28
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.3
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.3 pre3
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.3 pre1
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.3 pre2
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.4
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.5
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.6
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.7
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.8
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.9 pre3
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.9 pre4
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.9 pre2
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.9 pre1
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.9 pre5
- Linux, Kernel 2.4.9
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.0
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.0 test1
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.0 test10
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.0 test11
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.0 test2
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.0 test3
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.0 test4
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.0 test5
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.0 test9
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.0 test8
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.0 test7
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.0 test6
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.1 rc3
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.1
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.1 rc2
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.1 rc1
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.2 rc1
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.2
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.2 rc2
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.2 rc3
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.3 rc1
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.3
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.3 rc2
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.3 rc3
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.3 rc4
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.4 rc1
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.4
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.4 rc2
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.4 rc3
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.5 rc3
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.5 rc1
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.5 rc2
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.5
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.6
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.6 rc1
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.6 rc2
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.6 rc3
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.7 rc2
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.7 rc3
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.7
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.7 rc1
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.8 rc2
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.8 rc1
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.8 rc4
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.8 rc3
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.8
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.8.1
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.9 rc1
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.9
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.9 rc2
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.9 rc3
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.9 rc4
Remedy:
For Linux kernel 2.6.x:
Upgrade to the latest version of Linux kernel (2.6.10rc3bk5 or later), available from the Linux kernel Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
References:
- Georgi Guninski security advisory #72, 2004, Fun with the linux kernel (2.6,2.4) at http://www.guninski.com/where_do_you_want_billg_to_go_today_2.html .
- Linux kernel Web site, The Linux Kernel Archives at http://www.kernel.org/.
- BID-11956: Linux Kernel Multiple Local Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2004-1334: Integer overflow in the ip_options_get function in the Linux kernel before 2.6.10 allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel crash) via a cmsg_len that contains a -1, which leads to a buffer overflow.
Reported:
Dec 15, 2004
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