Linux Kernel ptrace denial of service
| linux-kernel-ptrace-dos (41501) |  Low Risk |
Description:
Linux Kernel is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an error in ptrace. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the user-area-padding test to cause a kernel panic.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 2.1 |
| Access Vector: | Local |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | None |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 1.6 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Linux Kernel (2.6.27-rc6 or later), available from the The Linux Kernel Archives Web site. See References.
References:
- ptrace testsuite Web page: ptrace testsuite.
- Red Hat Bugzilla Bug 438147: CVE-2008-1514 kernel: ptrace: Padding area write - unprivileged kernel crash.
- The Linux Kernel Archives Web site: The Linux Kernel Archives.
- ASA-2008-482: kernel security and bug fix update (RHSA-2008-0972)
- BID-31177: Linux Kernel s390 ptrace Denial Of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2008-1514: arch/s390/kernel/ptrace.c in Linux kernel 2.6.9, and other versions before 2.6.27-rc6, on s390 platforms allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via the user-area-padding test from the ptrace testsuite in 31-bit mode, which triggers an invalid dereference.
- DSA-1653: linux-2.6 -- denial of service/privilege escalation
- DSA-1655: linux-2.6.24 -- denial of service/information leak/privilege escalation
- RHSA-2008-0972: Important: kernel security and bug fix update
- SA31826: Linux Kernel s390 ptrace Local Denial of Service
- SUSE-SA:2008:051: Linux kernel security update
Platforms Affected:
- Debian Debian Linux 4.0
- FedoraProject Fedora Core 7
- FedoraProject Fedora Core 8
- Linux Kernel 2.6.9
- Novell SLE SDK 10 SP2
- Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP2 DEBUGINFO
- Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP2
- Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 Desktop
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 AS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 ES
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 WS
Reported:
Mar 19, 2008
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