NetBSD clcs emuxki denial of service

netbsd-clcs-emuxki-dos (21526) The risk level is classified as LowLow Risk

Description:

NetBSD could allow a local attacker to cause a denial of service by changing the block size on the audio device using the ioctl and changing the pause state to unpaused to cause a divide-by-zero error resulting in the kernel crashing.

Platforms Affected:

  • NetBSD, NetBSD 1.6
  • NetBSD, NetBSD 1.6.1
  • NetBSD, NetBSD 1.6.2
  • NetBSD, NetBSD 2.0
  • NetBSD, NetBSD 2.0.1
  • NetBSD, NetBSD 2.0.2

Remedy:

Upgrade to the latest version of NetBSD (NetBSD-current dated June 12, 2005 or later), as listed in NetBSD NetBSD Security Advisory 2005-002. See References.

Consequences:

Denial of Service

References:

  • NetBSD Security Advisory 2005-002, Local DoS via audio device with specific drivers at ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2005-002.txt.asc.
  • BID-14122: NetBSD CLCS / EMUXKI Audio Driver Local Denial of Service Vulnerability
  • CVE-2005-2134: The (1) clcs and (2) emuxki drivers in NetBSD 1.6 through 2.0.2 allow local users to cause a denial of service (kernel crash) by using the set-parameters ioctl on an audio device to change the block size and set the pause state to unpaused in the same ioctl, which causes a divide-by-zero error.

Reported:

Jun 13, 2005

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