Linux TTY Layer Kernel Panic Denial Of Service Vulnerability

BID:7791

Info

Linux TTY Layer Kernel Panic Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 7791
Class: Unknown
CVE: CVE-2003-0247
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Jun 03 2003 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 11 2009 10:06PM
Credit: Discovery of this vulnerability credited to Al Viro.
Vulnerable: RedHat Linux 9.0 i386
RedHat Linux 8.0 i686
RedHat Linux 8.0 i386
RedHat Linux 8.0
RedHat Linux 7.3 i686
RedHat Linux 7.3 i386
RedHat Linux 7.3
RedHat Linux 7.2 i686
RedHat Linux 7.2 i586
RedHat Linux 7.2 i386
RedHat Linux 7.2 athlon
RedHat Linux 7.2
RedHat Linux 7.1 i686
RedHat Linux 7.1 i586
RedHat Linux 7.1 i386
RedHat Linux 7.1
RedHat kernel-utils-2.4-8.29.i386.rpm
+ RedHat Linux 9.0 i386
 RedHat kernel-utils-2.4-8.13.i386.rpm
+ RedHat Linux 8.0
RedHat kernel-utils-2.4-7.4.i386.rpm
RedHat kernel-uml-2.4.18-14.i686.rpm
RedHat kernel-source-2.4.7-10.i386.rpm
+ RedHat Linux 7.2
RedHat kernel-source-2.4.20-8.i386.rpm
+ RedHat Linux 9.0 i386
 RedHat kernel-source-2.4.2-2.i386.rpm
+ RedHat Linux 7.1
RedHat kernel-source-2.4.18-3.i386.rpm
+ RedHat Linux 7.3
RedHat kernel-source-2.4.18-14.i386.rpm
RedHat kernel-smp-2.4.7-10.i686.rpm
RedHat kernel-smp-2.4.7-10.i586.rpm
RedHat kernel-smp-2.4.7-10.athlon.rpm
RedHat kernel-smp-2.4.20-8.i686.rpm
RedHat kernel-smp-2.4.20-8.athlon.rpm
+ RedHat Linux 9.0 i386
 RedHat kernel-smp-2.4.2-2.i686.rpm
+ RedHat Linux 7.1
RedHat kernel-smp-2.4.2-2.i586.rpm
RedHat kernel-smp-2.4.18-3.i686.rpm
RedHat kernel-smp-2.4.18-3.i586.rpm
+ RedHat Linux 7.3
RedHat kernel-smp-2.4.18-3.athlon.rpm
RedHat kernel-smp-2.4.18-14.i686.rpm
+ RedHat Linux 8.0
RedHat kernel-smp-2.4.18-14.athlon.rpm
RedHat kernel-headers-2.4.7-10.i386.rpm
RedHat kernel-headers-2.4.2-2.i386.rpm
RedHat kernel-enterprise-2.4.2-2.i686.rpm
RedHat kernel-doc-2.4.7-10.i386.rpm
RedHat kernel-doc-2.4.20-8.i386.rpm
RedHat kernel-doc-2.4.2-2.i386.rpm
RedHat kernel-doc-2.4.18-3.i386.rpm
RedHat kernel-doc-2.4.18-14.i386.rpm
RedHat kernel-debug-2.4.18-3.i686.rpm
RedHat kernel-debug-2.4.18-14.i686.rpm
RedHat kernel-BOOT-2.4.7-10.i386.rpm
+ RedHat Linux 7.2
RedHat kernel-BOOT-2.4.20-8.i386.rpm
RedHat kernel-BOOT-2.4.2-2.i386.rpm
RedHat kernel-BOOT-2.4.18-3.i386.rpm
RedHat kernel-BOOT-2.4.18-14.i386.rpm
+ RedHat Linux 8.0
RedHat kernel-bigmem-2.4.20-8.i686.rpm
+ RedHat Linux 9.0 i386
 RedHat kernel-bigmem-2.4.18-3.i686.rpm
RedHat kernel-bigmem-2.4.18-14.i686.rpm
+ RedHat Linux 8.0
RedHat kernel-2.4.7-10.i686.rpm
+ RedHat Linux 7.2
RedHat kernel-2.4.7-10.i386.rpm
RedHat kernel-2.4.7-10.athlon.rpm
RedHat kernel-2.4.20-8.i686.rpm
RedHat kernel-2.4.20-8.i586.rpm
+ RedHat Linux 9.0 i386
 RedHat kernel-2.4.20-8.athlon.rpm
+ RedHat Linux 9.0 i386
 RedHat kernel-2.4.2-2.i686.rpm
+ RedHat Linux 7.1
RedHat kernel-2.4.2-2.i586.rpm
RedHat kernel-2.4.2-2.i386.rpm
RedHat kernel-2.4.18-3.i686.rpm
RedHat kernel-2.4.18-3.i386.rpm
RedHat kernel-2.4.18-3.athlon.rpm
+ RedHat Linux 7.3
RedHat kernel-2.4.18-14.i686.rpm
RedHat kernel-2.4.18-14.i586.rpm
RedHat kernel-2.4.18-14.athlon.rpm
RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 2.1
RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 2.1
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 9.1 ppc
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 9.1
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 9.0
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.2 ppc
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.2
MandrakeSoft Multi Network Firewall 2.0
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 2.1
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 2.4.21 pre4
Linux kernel 2.4.21 pre1
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
+ Conectiva Linux 7.0
Linux kernel 2.4.11
Linux kernel 2.4.10
+ S.u.S.E. 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 2.2.25
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
+ Conectiva Linux 6.0
+ Conectiva Linux 5.1
+ Conectiva Linux 5.0
+ Conectiva Linux 4.2
+ Conectiva Linux 4.1
+ Conectiva Linux 4.0 es
 + Conectiva Linux 4.0
+ Conectiva Linux graficas
 + Conectiva Linux ecommerce
 + 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
+ S.u.S.E. Linux 7.0
+ S.u.S.E. Linux 6.4 ppc
 + S.u.S.E. Linux 6.4 alpha
 + S.u.S.E. Linux 6.4
+ S.u.S.E. Linux 6.3 ppc
 + S.u.S.E. Linux 6.3 alpha
 + S.u.S.E. Linux 6.3
+ S.u.S.E. Linux 6.1 alpha
 + S.u.S.E. Linux 6.1
+ S.u.S.E. Linux 6.0
+ SCO eDesktop 2.4
+ SCO eServer 2.3.1
+ Slackware Linux 7.1
+ Slackware Linux 7.0
+ Slackware Linux 4.0
+ 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
+ Red Hat Linux 6.2
 + SCO eDesktop 2.4
+ SCO eServer 2.3.1
+ Sun Cobalt RaQ 4
Linux kernel 2.2.13
+ S.u.S.E. Linux 6.4
+ S.u.S.E. 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
Linux kernel 2.0.27
Linux kernel 2.0.26
Linux kernel 2.0.25
Linux kernel 2.0.24
Linux kernel 2.0.23
Linux kernel 2.0.22
Linux kernel 2.0.21
Linux kernel 2.0.20
Linux kernel 2.0.19
Linux kernel 2.0.18
Linux kernel 2.0.17
Linux kernel 2.0.16
Linux kernel 2.0.15
Linux kernel 2.0.14
Linux kernel 2.0.13
Linux kernel 2.0.12
Linux kernel 2.0.11
Linux kernel 2.0.10
Linux kernel 2.0.9
Linux kernel 2.0.8
Linux kernel 2.0.7
Linux kernel 2.0.6
Linux kernel 2.0.5
Linux kernel 2.0.4
Linux kernel 2.0.3
Linux kernel 2.0.2
Linux kernel 2.0.1
Linux kernel 2.0 .x
Linux kernel 2.0
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Discussion

Linux TTY Layer Kernel Panic Denial Of Service Vulnerability

A vulnerability has been reported in the TTY layer that may result in a kernel panic.

The precise technical details of this vulnerability are currently unknown. This BID will be updated as further information is available.

Exploit / POC

Linux TTY Layer Kernel Panic 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 TTY Layer Kernel Panic Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Mandrake Linux have released a security advisory (MDKSA-2003:074) to address this issue. Further details regarding downloading and applying these fixes can be found in the referenced advisory. Fixes are linked below.

Mandrake has issued a kernel upgrade that is patched. Please see the advisory linked to in the reference section (MDKSA-2003:066) for further information.

Red Hat Linux has released an advisory RHSA-2003:187-01 and RHSA-2003:195-06. RHBA-2003:263-05 (for non-Enterprise Red Hat distributions) has been released to address unrelated bugs but provides Kernel updates that include more recent fixes for this and other security vulnerabilities.

Debian has issued a kernel upgrade that is patched. Please see the advisories linked to in the reference section (DSA-311-1 and DSA 312-1) for URLs to fixes.

Red Hat Linux has released a new advisory . Fixes are available through the Red Hat Network. Affected users are advised to upgrade.

Debian has released a new advisory DSA 332-1. Information about obtaining and applying fixes are available in the referenced advisory.

Debian has announced in DSA 336-2 that advisory DSA 336-1 does not address this issue.

Guardian Digital has released advisory ESA-20032407-018 for EnGarde Secure Linux. See referenced advisory for additonal details.

Conectiva has released advisory CLA-2003:701 to address this issue. See referenced advisory for additional details and fix information.

Red Hat has released an advisory (RHSA-2003:198-16) containing updated IA64 fixes for Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 2.1) and Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 for the Itanium Processor. These fixes are only available through the Red Hat Network which can be found at http://rhn.redhat.com/.

Conectiva has released a security advisory (CLA-2003:796) containing fixes to address this issue in Conectiva Linux 8.

Debian has released DSA 442-1 to provide fixes for s390 platforms. Please see the attached advisory for further information.


Redhat kernel-bigmem-2.4.18-14.i686.rpm

Redhat kernel-2.4.20-8.athlon.rpm

Redhat kernel-source-2.4.2-2.i386.rpm

Redhat kernel-2.4.20-8.i586.rpm

Redhat kernel-2.4.7-10.i686.rpm

Redhat kernel-bigmem-2.4.20-8.i686.rpm

Redhat kernel-source-2.4.20-8.i386.rpm

Redhat kernel-2.4.18-3.athlon.rpm

Redhat kernel-source-2.4.7-10.i386.rpm

Redhat kernel-BOOT-2.4.18-14.i386.rpm

Redhat kernel-2.4.2-2.i686.rpm

Redhat kernel-BOOT-2.4.7-10.i386.rpm

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.2

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 9.1

References

Linux TTY Layer Kernel Panic Denial Of Service Vulnerability

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