Linux Kernel 64 Bit ELF Header Processing Memory Leak Local Denial Of Service Vulnerability

BID:14661

Info

Linux Kernel 64 Bit ELF Header Processing Memory Leak Local Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 14661
Class: Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE: CVE-2005-2617
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Aug 25 2005 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 12 2009 05:06PM
Credit: Discovery is credited to Suresh Siddha.
Vulnerable: Linux kernel 2.6.13 -rc6
Linux kernel 2.6.13 -rc1
Linux kernel 2.6.12 .1
Linux kernel 2.6.12 -rc4
Linux kernel 2.6.12 -rc1
Linux kernel 2.6.11 .8
Linux kernel 2.6.11 .7
Linux kernel 2.6.11 .6
Linux kernel 2.6.11 .5
Linux kernel 2.6.11 .11
Linux kernel 2.6.11 -rc4
Linux kernel 2.6.11 -rc3
Linux kernel 2.6.11 -rc2
Linux kernel 2.6.11
+ Redhat Fedora Core4
Linux kernel 2.6.10 rc2
Linux kernel 2.6.10
+ Redhat Fedora Core3
+ Redhat Fedora Core2
+ Trustix Secure Linux 3.0
+ Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 5.0 4 powerpc
+ Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 5.0 4 i386
+ Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 5.0 4 amd64
Linux kernel 2.6.9
Linux kernel 2.6.8 rc3
Linux kernel 2.6.8 rc2
Linux kernel 2.6.8 rc1
+ Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 4.1 ppc
+ Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 4.1 ia64
+ Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 4.1 ia32
Linux kernel 2.6.8
+ S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.2 x86_64
+ S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.2
+ Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 4.1 ppc
+ Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 4.1 ia64
+ Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 4.1 ia32
Linux kernel 2.6.7 rc1
Linux kernel 2.6.7
Linux kernel 2.6.6 rc1
Linux kernel 2.6.6
Linux kernel 2.6.5
+ S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.1 x86_64
+ S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.1 x86_64
+ S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.1
+ S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.1
+ SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9
Linux kernel 2.6.4
Linux kernel 2.6.3
Linux kernel 2.6.2
Linux kernel 2.6.1 -rc2
Linux kernel 2.6.1 -rc1
Linux kernel 2.6.1
Linux kernel 2.6 .10
Linux kernel 2.6 -test9-CVS
Linux kernel 2.6 -test9
Linux kernel 2.6 -test8
Linux kernel 2.6 -test7
Linux kernel 2.6 -test6
Linux kernel 2.6 -test5
Linux kernel 2.6 -test4
Linux kernel 2.6 -test3
Linux kernel 2.6 -test2
Linux kernel 2.6 -test11
Linux kernel 2.6 -test10
Linux kernel 2.6 -test1
Linux kernel 2.6
Not Vulnerable: Linux kernel 2.6.13 -rc7
Linux kernel 2.6.13 -rc4

Discussion

Linux Kernel 64 Bit ELF Header Processing Memory Leak Local Denial Of Service Vulnerability

A local denial of service vulnerability affects the Linux kernel's ELF header processing functionality on 64 bit x86 platforms.

A successful attack can allow a local attacker to trigger a denial of service condition in the kernel.

This issue may be related to BID 11846 (Linux Kernel 64 Bit ELF Header Local Denial Of Service Vulnerability). Due to a lack of information, this cannot be confirmed at the moment. This BID will be retired if further analysis reveals that the issues are identical.

Exploit / POC

Linux Kernel 64 Bit ELF Header Processing Memory Leak Local Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any exploits for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>.

Solution / Fix

Linux Kernel 64 Bit ELF Header Processing Memory Leak Local Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
This issue has been addressed in Linux kernel version 2.6.13-rc4.

References

Linux Kernel 64 Bit ELF Header Processing Memory Leak Local Denial Of Service Vulnerability

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