Linux kernel uselib privilege escalation
| linux-uselib-gain-privileges (18800) |  High Risk |
Description:
Linux kernel could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by a vulnerability in the uselib Linux binary format loaders functions. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain root privileges on the system.
Consequences:
Gain Privileges
Remedy:
For Ubuntu Linux:
Upgrade to the latest linux-image package (2.6.8.1-16.8 or later), as listed in USN-57-1 January 09, 2005 for more information. See References.
For Red Hat Linux:
Refer to RHSA-2005:092-14, RHSA-2005:043-13, RHSA-2005:016-13, or RHSA-2005:017-14 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Debian GNU/Linux:
Refer to DSA-1070-1, DSA-1069-1, DSA-1067-1, or DSA-1082-1 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For SUSE Linux:
Refer to SUSE-SA:2005:003 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For other distributions: Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.
References:
- iSEC Security Research Advisory January 7, 2005 : Linux kernel uselib() privilege elevation .
- BID-12190: Linux kernel Uselib() Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
- BID-12239: Linux Kernel Multiple Unspecified Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2004-1235: Race condition in the (1) load_elf_library and (2) binfmt_aout function calls for uselib in Linux kernel 2.4 through 2.429-rc2 and 2.6 through 2.6.10 allows local users to execute arbitrary code by manipulating the VMA descriptor.
- DSA-1067: kernel-source-2.4.16 -- several vulnerabilities
- DSA-1069: kernel-source-2.4.18 -- several vulnerabilities
- DSA-1070: kernel-source-2.4.19 -- several vulnerabilities
- DSA-1082: kernel-source-2.4.17 -- several vulnerabilities
- MDKSA-2005:022: Updated kernel packages fix multiple vulnerabilities
- RHSA-2005-016: kernel security update
- RHSA-2005-017: kernel security update
- RHSA-2005-043: kernel security update
- RHSA-2005-092: kernel security update
- SUSE-SA:2005:003: kernel: local privilege escalation
- SUSE-SA:2005:005: kernel bugfixes and SP1 merge
- SUSE-SR:2005:001: SUSE Security Summary Report
Platforms Affected:
- Canonical Ubuntu 4.10
- Debian Debian Linux 3.0
- Linux Kernel 2.4.0
- Linux Kernel 2.4.0 test9
- Linux Kernel 2.4.0 test8
- Linux Kernel 2.4.0 test7
- Linux Kernel 2.4.0 test6
- Linux Kernel 2.4.0 test5
- Linux Kernel 2.4.0 test4
- Linux Kernel 2.4.0 test3
- Linux Kernel 2.4.0 test2
- Linux Kernel 2.4.0 test12
- Linux Kernel 2.4.0 test11
- Linux Kernel 2.4.0 test10
- Linux Kernel 2.4.0 test1
- Linux Kernel 2.4.1
- Linux Kernel 2.4.10
- Linux Kernel 2.4.11 pre1
- Linux Kernel 2.4.11
- Linux Kernel 2.4.11 pre3
- Linux Kernel 2.4.11 pre2
- 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 pre2
- Linux Kernel 2.4.18 pre3
- Linux Kernel 2.4.18 pre1
- Linux Kernel 2.4.18
- Linux Kernel 2.4.18 pre9
- Linux Kernel 2.4.18 pre8
- Linux Kernel 2.4.18 pre7
- Linux Kernel 2.4.18 pre6
- Linux Kernel 2.4.18 pre5
- Linux Kernel 2.4.18 pre4
- Linux Kernel 2.4.19
- Linux Kernel 2.4.19 pre5
- Linux Kernel 2.4.19 pre1
- Linux Kernel 2.4.19 pre6
- Linux Kernel 2.4.19 pre3
- Linux Kernel 2.4.19 pre2
- Linux Kernel 2.4.19 pre4
- Linux Kernel 2.4.2
- Linux Kernel 2.4.20
- Linux Kernel 2.4.21 pre4
- Linux Kernel 2.4.21
- Linux Kernel 2.4.21 pre5
- Linux Kernel 2.4.21 pre6
- Linux Kernel 2.4.21 pre1
- Linux Kernel 2.4.21 pre2
- Linux Kernel 2.4.21 pre7
- Linux Kernel 2.4.21 pre3
- Linux Kernel 2.4.22
- Linux Kernel 2.4.22 pre1
- Linux Kernel 2.4.22 pre10
- Linux Kernel 2.4.22 pre2
- Linux Kernel 2.4.22 pre3
- Linux Kernel 2.4.22 pre4
- Linux Kernel 2.4.22 pre5
- Linux Kernel 2.4.22 pre6
- Linux Kernel 2.4.22 pre7
- Linux Kernel 2.4.22 pre8
- Linux Kernel 2.4.22 pre9
- Linux Kernel 2.4.23 pre6
- Linux Kernel 2.4.23 pre7
- Linux Kernel 2.4.23 pre8
- Linux Kernel 2.4.23 pre9
- Linux Kernel 2.4.23
- Linux Kernel 2.4.23 ow2
- Linux Kernel 2.4.23 pre1
- Linux Kernel 2.4.23 pre2
- Linux Kernel 2.4.23 pre3
- Linux Kernel 2.4.23 pre4
- Linux Kernel 2.4.23 pre5
- 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 pre3
- Linux Kernel 2.4.27 pre4
- Linux Kernel 2.4.27 pre5
- Linux Kernel 2.4.27 pre2
- Linux Kernel 2.4.27 pre1
- Linux Kernel 2.4.27
- Linux Kernel 2.4.28
- Linux Kernel 2.4.29 rc2
- Linux Kernel 2.4.29 rc1
- Linux Kernel 2.4.3 pre1
- Linux Kernel 2.4.3 pre3
- Linux Kernel 2.4.3 pre2
- Linux Kernel 2.4.3
- 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 pre1
- Linux Kernel 2.4.9
- Linux Kernel 2.4.9 pre4
- Linux Kernel 2.4.9 pre2
- Linux Kernel 2.4.9 pre3
- Linux Kernel 2.4.9 pre5
- 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 2.6.0 test4
- Linux Kernel 2.6.0 test3
- Linux Kernel 2.6.0 test2
- Linux Kernel 2.6.0 test11
- Linux Kernel 2.6.0 test10
- Linux Kernel 2.6.0 test1
- Linux Kernel 2.6.0 test5
- Linux Kernel 2.6.0
- Linux Kernel 2.6.1 rc2
- Linux Kernel 2.6.1 rc1
- Linux Kernel 2.6.1 rc3
- Linux Kernel 2.6.1
- Linux Kernel 2.6.10 rc3
- Linux Kernel 2.6.10 rc1
- Linux Kernel 2.6.10 rc2
- Linux Kernel 2.6.10
- Linux Kernel 2.6.2 rc2
- Linux Kernel 2.6.2 rc3
- Linux Kernel 2.6.2 rc1
- Linux Kernel 2.6.3 rc3
- Linux Kernel 2.6.3 rc2
- Linux Kernel 2.6.3 rc1
- Linux Kernel 2.6.3 rc4
- Linux Kernel 2.6.3
- Linux Kernel 2.6.4 rc2
- Linux Kernel 2.6.4 rc3
- Linux Kernel 2.6.4 rc1
- Linux Kernel 2.6.4
- Linux Kernel 2.6.5 rc1
- Linux Kernel 2.6.5 rc2
- Linux Kernel 2.6.5 rc3
- Linux Kernel 2.6.5
- Linux Kernel 2.6.6 rc3
- Linux Kernel 2.6.6 rc2
- Linux Kernel 2.6.6 rc1
- Linux Kernel 2.6.6
- Linux Kernel 2.6.7 rc3
- Linux Kernel 2.6.7 rc2
- Linux Kernel 2.6.7 rc1
- Linux Kernel 2.6.7
- Linux Kernel 2.6.8 rc1
- Linux Kernel 2.6.8 rc3
- Linux Kernel 2.6.8 rc4
- Linux Kernel 2.6.8 rc2
- Linux Kernel 2.6.8
- Linux Kernel 2.6.8.1
- Linux Kernel 2.6.9 rc4
- Linux Kernel 2.6.9 rc1
- Linux Kernel 2.6.9 rc3
- Linux Kernel 2.6.9 rc2
- Linux Kernel 2.6.9
- Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.2
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 10.0
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 10.0 AMD64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 10.1
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 10.1 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 9.2
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 9.2 AMD64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 2.1 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 2.1
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Multi Network Firewall 8.2
- Novell Linux Desktop 9
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 2.1 WS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 2.1 AS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 2.1 ES
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 ES
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 AS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 WS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 Desktop
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 ES
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 AS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 WS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 Desktop
- RedHat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 Itanium
- SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8
- SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9
- SUSE SuSE Linux 8.1
- SUSE SuSE Linux 8.2
- SUSE SuSE Linux 9.0
- SUSE SuSE Linux 9.1
- SUSE SuSE Linux 9.2
- SuSE SuSE Linux Desktop 1.0
- Turbolinux Turbolinux 10 Desktop
- Turbolinux Turbolinux 10 F...
- Turbolinux Turbolinux 10 Server
- Turbolinux Turbolinux 7 Server
- Turbolinux Turbolinux 7 Workstation
- Turbolinux Turbolinux 8 Server
- Turbolinux Turbolinux 8 Workstation
- Turbolinux Turbolinux Home
- Turbolinux Turbolinux Appliance Server 1.0 Hosting Ed
- Turbolinux Turbolinux Appliance Server 1.0 Workgroup Ed
Reported:
Jan 07, 2005
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