Linux Kernel Console Keymap Local Command Injection Vulnerability

BID:15122

Info

Linux Kernel Console Keymap Local Command Injection Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 15122
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2005-3257
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Oct 17 2005 12:00AM
Updated: Jan 09 2007 04:27PM
Credit: Rudolf Polzer <[email protected]> reported this issue to the Debian bug tracking system.
Vulnerable: Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 5.10 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 5.10 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 5.10 amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 5.0 4 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 5.0 4 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 5.0 4 amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 4.1 ppc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 4.1 ia64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 4.1 ia32
SmoothWall Express 2.0
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2006.0 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2006.0
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.2 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.2
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.1 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.1
MandrakeSoft Multi Network Firewall 2.0
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 3.0 x86_64
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 3.0
Linux kernel 2.6.14 -rc4
Linux kernel 2.6.14 -rc3
Linux kernel 2.6.14 -rc2
Linux kernel 2.6.14 -rc1
Linux kernel 2.6.13 .4
Linux kernel 2.6.13 .3
Linux kernel 2.6.13 .2
Linux kernel 2.6.13 .1
Linux kernel 2.6.13 -rc7
Linux kernel 2.6.13 -rc6
Linux kernel 2.6.13 -rc4
Linux kernel 2.6.13 -rc1
Linux kernel 2.6.13
Linux kernel 2.6.12 .5
Linux kernel 2.6.12 .4
Linux kernel 2.6.12 .3
Linux kernel 2.6.12 .2
Linux kernel 2.6.12 .1
Linux kernel 2.6.12 -rc5
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
Linux kernel 2.6.10 rc2
Linux kernel 2.6.10
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
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
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
Linux kernel 2.5.69
Linux kernel 2.5.68
Linux kernel 2.5.67
Linux kernel 2.5.66
Linux kernel 2.5.65
Linux kernel 2.5.64
Linux kernel 2.5.63
Linux kernel 2.5.62
Linux kernel 2.5.61
Linux kernel 2.5.60
Linux kernel 2.5.59
Linux kernel 2.5.58
Linux kernel 2.5.57
Linux kernel 2.5.56
Linux kernel 2.5.55
Linux kernel 2.5.54
Linux kernel 2.5.53
Linux kernel 2.5.52
Linux kernel 2.5.51
Linux kernel 2.5.50
Linux kernel 2.5.49
Linux kernel 2.5.48
Linux kernel 2.5.47
Linux kernel 2.5.46
Linux kernel 2.5.45
Linux kernel 2.5.44
Linux kernel 2.5.43
Linux kernel 2.5.42
Linux kernel 2.5.41
Linux kernel 2.5.40
Linux kernel 2.5.39
Linux kernel 2.5.38
Linux kernel 2.5.37
Linux kernel 2.5.36
Linux kernel 2.5.35
Linux kernel 2.5.34
Linux kernel 2.5.33
Linux kernel 2.5.32
Linux kernel 2.5.31
Linux kernel 2.5.30
Linux kernel 2.5.29
Linux kernel 2.5.28
Linux kernel 2.5.27
Linux kernel 2.5.26
Linux kernel 2.5.25
Linux kernel 2.5.24
Linux kernel 2.5.23
Linux kernel 2.5.22
Linux kernel 2.5.21
Linux kernel 2.5.20
Linux kernel 2.5.19
Linux kernel 2.5.18
Linux kernel 2.5.17
Linux kernel 2.5.16
Linux kernel 2.5.15
Linux kernel 2.5.14
Linux kernel 2.5.13
Linux kernel 2.5.12
Linux kernel 2.5.11
Linux kernel 2.5.10
Linux kernel 2.5.9
Linux kernel 2.5.8
Linux kernel 2.5.7
Linux kernel 2.5.6
Linux kernel 2.5.5
Linux kernel 2.5.4
Linux kernel 2.5.3
Linux kernel 2.5.2
Linux kernel 2.5.1
Linux kernel 2.5 .0
Linux kernel 2.4.32 -pre1
Linux kernel 2.4.31 -pre1
Linux kernel 2.4.31
Linux kernel 2.4.30 rc3
Linux kernel 2.4.30 rc2
Linux kernel 2.4.30
Linux kernel 2.4.29 -rc2
Linux kernel 2.4.29 -rc1
Linux kernel 2.4.29
Linux kernel 2.4.28
Linux kernel 2.4.27 -pre5
Linux kernel 2.4.27 -pre4
Linux kernel 2.4.27 -pre3
Linux kernel 2.4.27 -pre2
Linux kernel 2.4.27 -pre1
Linux kernel 2.4.27
Linux kernel 2.4.26
Linux kernel 2.4.25
Linux kernel 2.4.24 -ow1
Linux kernel 2.4.24
Linux kernel 2.4.23 -pre9
Linux kernel 2.4.23 -ow2
Linux kernel 2.4.23
Linux kernel 2.4.22
Linux kernel 2.4.21 pre7
Linux kernel 2.4.21 pre4
Linux kernel 2.4.21 pre1
Linux kernel 2.4.21
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 9.1 ppc
 + Mandriva Linux Mandrake 9.1
+ Redhat Desktop 3.0
+ Redhat Enterprise Linux AS 3
 + Redhat Enterprise Linux ES 3
 + Redhat Enterprise Linux WS 3
 + S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.0 x86_64
 + S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.0
+ SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8
 Linux kernel 2.4.20
Linux kernel 2.4.19 -pre6
Linux kernel 2.4.19 -pre5
Linux kernel 2.4.19 -pre4
Linux kernel 2.4.19 -pre3
Linux kernel 2.4.19 -pre2
Linux kernel 2.4.19 -pre1
Linux kernel 2.4.19
Linux kernel 2.4.18 pre-8
Linux kernel 2.4.18 pre-7
Linux kernel 2.4.18 pre-6
Linux kernel 2.4.18 pre-5
Linux kernel 2.4.18 pre-4
Linux kernel 2.4.18 pre-3
Linux kernel 2.4.18 pre-2
Linux kernel 2.4.18 pre-1
Linux kernel 2.4.18 x86
Linux kernel 2.4.18
Linux kernel 2.4.17
Linux kernel 2.4.16
Linux kernel 2.4.15
Linux kernel 2.4.14
Linux kernel 2.4.13
Linux kernel 2.4.12
Linux kernel 2.4.11
Linux kernel 2.4.10
+ SuSE Linux 7.3
Linux kernel 2.4.9
Linux kernel 2.4.8
Linux kernel 2.4.7
Linux kernel 2.4.6
Linux kernel 2.4.5
+ Slackware Linux 8.0
Linux kernel 2.4.4
Linux kernel 2.4.3
Linux kernel 2.4.2
Linux kernel 2.4.1
Linux kernel 2.4 .0-test9
Linux kernel 2.4 .0-test8
Linux kernel 2.4 .0-test7
Linux kernel 2.4 .0-test6
Linux kernel 2.4 .0-test5
Linux kernel 2.4 .0-test4
Linux kernel 2.4 .0-test3
Linux kernel 2.4 .0-test2
Linux kernel 2.4 .0-test12
Linux kernel 2.4 .0-test11
Linux kernel 2.4 .0-test10
Linux kernel 2.4 .0-test1
Linux kernel 2.4
Linux kernel 2.3.99 -pre7
Linux kernel 2.3.99 -pre6
Linux kernel 2.3.99 -pre5
Linux kernel 2.3.99 -pre4
Linux kernel 2.3.99 -pre3
Linux kernel 2.3.99 -pre2
Linux kernel 2.3.99 -pre1
Linux kernel 2.3.99
Linux kernel 2.3 .x
Linux kernel 2.3
Linux kernel 2.2.27 -rc2
Linux kernel 2.2.27 -rc1
Linux kernel 2.2.26
Linux kernel 2.2.25
Linux kernel 2.2.24
Linux kernel 2.2.23
Linux kernel 2.2.22
Linux kernel 2.2.21
Linux kernel 2.2.20
Linux kernel 2.2.19
Linux kernel 2.2.18
+ Caldera OpenLinux 2.4
+ Debian Linux 2.2 sparc
 + Debian Linux 2.2 powerpc
 + Debian Linux 2.2 arm
 + Debian Linux 2.2 alpha
 + Debian Linux 2.2 68k
 + Debian Linux 2.2
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.2
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.1
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.0
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 6.1
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 6.0
+ Redhat Linux 7.0 sparc
 + Redhat Linux 7.0 i386
 + Redhat Linux 7.0 alpha
 + Redhat Linux 6.2 sparc
 + Redhat Linux 6.2 i386
 + Redhat Linux 6.2 alpha
 + Redhat Linux 6.1 sparc
 + Redhat Linux 6.1 i386
 + Redhat Linux 6.1 alpha
 + Redhat Linux 6.0 sparc
 + Redhat Linux 6.0 alpha
 + Redhat Linux 6.0
+ SCO eDesktop 2.4
+ SCO eServer 2.3.1
+ Slackware Linux 7.1
+ Slackware Linux 7.0
+ Slackware Linux 4.0
+ SuSE Linux 7.0
+ SuSE Linux 6.4 ppc
 + SuSE Linux 6.4 alpha
 + SuSE Linux 6.4
+ SuSE Linux 6.3 ppc
 + SuSE Linux 6.3 alpha
 + SuSE Linux 6.3
+ SuSE Linux 6.1 alpha
 + SuSE Linux 6.1
+ SuSE Linux 6.0
+ Wirex Immunix OS 7.0 -Beta
 + Wirex Immunix OS 7.0
+ Wirex Immunix OS 6.2
Linux kernel 2.2.17
Linux kernel 2.2.16 pre6
Linux kernel 2.2.16
Linux kernel 2.2.15 pre20
Linux kernel 2.2.15 pre16
Linux kernel 2.2.15
Linux kernel 2.2.14
+ Redhat Linux 6.2
 + SCO eDesktop 2.4
+ SCO eServer 2.3.1
+ Sun Cobalt RaQ 4
Linux kernel 2.2.13
+ SuSE Linux 6.4
+ SuSE Linux 6.3
Linux kernel 2.2.12
Linux kernel 2.2.11
Linux kernel 2.2.10
+ Caldera OpenLinux 2.3
Linux kernel 2.2.9
Linux kernel 2.2.8
Linux kernel 2.2.7
Linux kernel 2.2.6
Linux kernel 2.2.5
Linux kernel 2.2.4
Linux kernel 2.2.3
Linux kernel 2.2.2
Linux kernel 2.2.1
Linux kernel 2.2 .x
+ Redhat Linux 6.2 sparc
 + Redhat Linux 6.2 i386
 + Redhat Linux 6.2 alpha
 Linux kernel 2.2
Linux kernel 2.1.89
Linux kernel 2.1 .x
Linux kernel 2.1
Linux kernel 2.0.39
Linux kernel 2.0.38
Linux kernel 2.0.37
Linux kernel 2.0.36
Linux kernel 2.0.35
Linux kernel 2.0.34
Linux kernel 2.0.33
Linux kernel 2.0.32
Linux kernel 2.0.31
Linux kernel 2.0.30
Linux kernel 2.0.29
Linux kernel 2.0.28
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
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Linux Kernel Console Keymap Local Command Injection Vulnerability

The Linux kernel is susceptible to a local command-injection vulnerability via console keymap modifications. This issue occurs because unprivileged users can alter the system-wide console keymap.

Local users may modify the console keymap to include scripted macro commands. This allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands with the privileges of the user that uses the console after them, potentially facilitating privilege escalation.

Exploit / POC

Linux Kernel Console Keymap Local Command Injection Vulnerability

An exploit is not required. Example input to 'loadkeys' sufficient to remap a key was provided:

loadkeys <<EOF
keycode 15 = F23
string F23 = "^V^C^V^Mecho hello world^V^M"
EOF

Solution / Fix

Linux Kernel Console Keymap Local Command Injection Vulnerability

Solution:
Please see the referenced advisories for more information.


Linux kernel 2.4

Linux kernel 2.6.8 rc1

References

Linux Kernel Console Keymap Local Command Injection Vulnerability

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