Linux kernel Tehuti network buffer overflow

linux-kernel-tehuti-bo (42132) The risk level is classified as HighHigh Risk

Description:

Linux kernel is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the Tehuti network driver. By sending a specially-crafted BDX_OP_WRITE IOCTL call, a local attacker could overflow a buffer to corrupt kernel memory and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the system to crash.

*CVSS:

Base Score: 4.6
  Access Vector: Local
  Access Complexity: Low
  Authentication: None
  Confidentiality Impact: Partial
  Integrity Impact: Partial
  Availability Impact: Partial
 
Temporal Score: 3.4
  Exploitability: Unproven
  Remediation Level: Official-Fix
  Report Confidence: Confirmed

Consequences:

Gain Access

Remedy:

Upgrade to the latest version of Linux kernel (2.6.25.1 or later), available from the The Linux Kernel Archives Web site. See References.

References:

  • The Linux Kernel Archives Web site: The Linux Kernel Archives.
  • The Linux Kernel Archives Web site: ChangeLog-2.6.25.1.
  • BID-29003: Linux Kernel 'dnotify.c' Local Race Condition Vulnerability
  • BID-29014: Linux Kernel Tehuti Network Driver 'BDX_OP_WRITE' Memory Corruption Vulnerability
  • CVE-2008-1675: The bdx_ioctl_priv function in the tehuti driver (tehuti.c) in Linux kernel 2.6.x before 2.6.25.1 does not properly check certain information related to register size, which has unspecified impact and local attack vectors, probably related to reading or writing kernel memory.
  • MDVSA-2008:109: Updated kernel packages fix bugs
  • MDVSA-2008:167: kernel
  • SA30044: Linux Kernel Multiple Vulnerabilities
  • SECTRACK ID: 1019960: Linux Kernel Tehuti Network Driver May Let Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
  • USN-614-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
  • VUPEN/ADV-2008-1406: Linux Kernel Local Privilege Escalation and Memory Corruption Issues

Platforms Affected:

  • Canonical Ubuntu 8.04 LTS
  • Linux Kernel 2.6.0 test9
  • Linux Kernel 2.6.0 test8
  • Linux Kernel 2.6.0 test7
  • Linux Kernel 2.6.0 test11
  • Linux Kernel 2.6.0 test5
  • Linux Kernel 2.6.0 test4
  • Linux Kernel 2.6.0 test3
  • Linux Kernel 2.6.0 test2
  • Linux Kernel 2.6.0 test9-cvs
  • Linux Kernel 2.6.0 test6
  • Linux Kernel 2.6.10
  • Linux Kernel 2.6.11.10
  • Linux Kernel 2.6.11.12
  • 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 2.6.15
  • Linux Kernel 2.6.18
  • Linux Kernel 2.6.20
  • Linux Kernel 2.6.20.1
  • Linux Kernel 2.6.20.11
  • Linux Kernel 2.6.20.13
  • Linux Kernel 2.6.20.2
  • Linux Kernel 2.6.20.3
  • Linux Kernel 2.6.21 rc6
  • Linux Kernel 2.6.21
  • Linux Kernel 2.6.21 rc4
  • Linux Kernel 2.6.21 rc3
  • Linux Kernel 2.6.21 rc5
  • Linux Kernel 2.6.21 rc7
  • Linux Kernel 2.6.23.1
  • Linux Kernel 2.6.23.14
  • Linux Kernel 2.6.23.9
  • Linux Kernel 2.6.24 rc2
  • Linux Kernel 2.6.3
  • Linux Kernel 2.6.4
  • Linux Kernel 2.6.5
  • Linux Kernel 2.6.6
  • Linux Kernel 2.6.6 rc1
  • Linux Kernel 2.6.7
  • Linux Kernel 2.6.8
  • MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2008.1 X86_64
  • MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2008.1

Reported:

May 01, 2008

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