Linux kernel raw_sendmsg function information disclosure
| kernel-rawsendmsg-obtain-information (22218) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Linux kernel could allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive information caused by a vulnerability in the raw_sendmsg() function. A local attacker could use this vulnerability to read kernel memory contents to obtain sensitive information or possibly modify various hardware to cause a denial of service.
Platforms Affected:
- Canonical, Ubuntu 4.10
- Canonical, Ubuntu 5.04
- 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 test5
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.0
- 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 test4
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.1 rc3
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.1
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.1 rc1
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.1 rc2
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.10
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.10 rc1
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.10 rc2
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.10 rc3
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.11 rc2
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.11
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.11 rc1
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.11 rc3
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.11 rc5
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.11 rc4
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.11.1
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.11.10
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.11.11
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.11.12
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.11.2
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.11.3
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.11.4
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.11.5
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.11.6
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.11.7
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.11.8
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.11.9
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.12 rc6
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.12 rc5
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.12
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.12 rc1
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.12 rc2
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.12 rc3
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.12 rc4
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.12.1
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.12.12
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.12.2
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.12.22
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.12.3
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.12.4
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.12.5
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.12.6
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.13 rc2
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.13 rc1
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.13
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.13 rc7
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.13 rc6
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.13 rc5
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.13 rc4
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.13 rc3
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.2
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.2 rc1
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.2 rc2
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.2 rc3
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.3 rc2
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.3 rc3
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.3 rc4
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.3 rc1
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.3
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.4
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.4 rc3
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.4 rc2
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.4 rc1
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.5 rc1
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.5
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.5 rc3
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.5 rc2
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.6 rc3
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.6 rc1
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.6
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.6 rc2
- 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 rc3
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.8 rc4
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.8 rc1
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.8
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.8.1
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.9
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.9 rc2
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.9 rc3
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.9 rc4
- Linux, Kernel 2.6.9 rc1
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2006 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2006
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux LE2005
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux LE2005 X86_64
- Novell, UnitedLinux 1.0
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 AS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 ES
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 WS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 Desktop
- SuSE, Linux Enterprise Server 8
- SuSE, Linux Enterprise Server 9
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 9.0
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 9.1
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 9.2
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 9.3
- SuSE, SuSE Linux Desktop 1.0
Remedy:
For Red Hat Linux:
Refer to RHSA-2005:514-46 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Ubuntu Linux:
Refer to USN-178-1 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For SUSE Linux:
Refer to SUSE Security Announcement SUSE-SA:2005:068 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.
Consequences:
Obtain Information
References:
- Bugzilla Bug 166830, sendmsg DoS at https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=166830.
- BID-14787: Linux Kernel Raw_sendmsg() Kernel Memory Access Vulnerability
- CVE-2005-2492: The raw_sendmsg function in the Linux kernel 2.6 before 2.6.13.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (change hardware state) or read from arbitrary memory via crafted input.
- MDKSA-2005:220: Updated kernel packages fix numerous vulnerabilities
- MDKSA-2005:235: Updated kernel packages fix numerous vulnerabilities
- RHSA-2005-514: Updated kernel packages available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Update 2
- SA16747: Linux Kernel Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SUSE-SA:2005:068: Linux kernel: various security problems
- USN-178-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Reported:
Sep 09, 2005
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