FUSE Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability

BID:13857

Info

FUSE Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 13857
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2005-1858
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Jun 06 2005 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 12 2009 02:56PM
Credit: Sven Tantau <[email protected]> is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable: Miklos Szeredi FUSE 2.3 -rc1
Miklos Szeredi FUSE 2.2.1
+ Debian Linux 3.1 sparc
+ Debian Linux 3.1 s/390
+ Debian Linux 3.1 ppc
+ Debian Linux 3.1 mipsel
+ Debian Linux 3.1 mips
+ Debian Linux 3.1 m68k
+ Debian Linux 3.1 ia-64
+ Debian Linux 3.1 ia-32
+ Debian Linux 3.1 hppa
+ Debian Linux 3.1 arm
+ Debian Linux 3.1 amd64
+ Debian Linux 3.1 alpha
+ Debian Linux 3.1
Miklos Szeredi FUSE 2.2
Not Vulnerable: Miklos Szeredi FUSE 2.3 .0

Discussion

FUSE Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability

FUSE is susceptible to a local information disclosure vulnerability. This issue is due to a failure of the kernel module to properly clear used memory prior to its reuse.

This vulnerability allows malicious local users to gain access to potentially sensitive kernel memory, aiding them in further attacks.

FUSE versions 2.2, 2.2.1, 2.3-pre*, and 2.3-rc1, running on Linux kernel versions 2.4, through 2.6 are affected by this issue.

Exploit / POC

FUSE Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability

A proof of concept exploit is available:

Solution / Fix

FUSE Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released version 2.3.0 of FUSE to resolve this issue.

Debian has released advisory DSA 744-1 to address this issue. Please see the referenced advisory for more information.

Debian has released security advisory DSA 773-1 addressing several issues for their AMD64 port of the operating system. Please see the referenced advisory for further information.


Miklos Szeredi FUSE 2.2

Miklos Szeredi FUSE 2.2.1

References

FUSE Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability

References:

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