16608 : Linux Kernel pktcdvd Device ioctl_by_bdev() Function Kernel Memory Corruption
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2005-05-16

Description

<em style='font-weight:bold;'>(Description Provided by <a href="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2005-1589" target="_blank">CVE</a>)</em> : The pkt_ioctl function in the pktcdvd block device ioctl handler (pktcdvd.c) in Linux kernel 2.6.12-rc4 and earlier calls the wrong function before passing an ioctl to the block device, which crosses security boundaries by making kernel address space accessible from user space and allows local users to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code, a similar vulnerability to CVE-2005-1264.

Classification

Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Public
Disclosure: Vendor Verified

Solution

Upgrade to version 2.6.11.10 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Unknown or Incomplete

References

Security Tracker: 1013980
Secunia Advisory ID: 15392 15460 17826
Related OSVDB ID: 16609
CVE ID: 2005-1589 (see also: NVD)
Milw0rm: 998
Exploit Database: 998
Mail List Post: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2005-q2/0045.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2005-q2/0046.html
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.11.10
Other Advisory URL: http://www.ubuntulinux.org/support/documentation/usn/usn-131-1
http://wwwnew.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:219

Tools & Filters

	20450 20522

Credit

Unknown or Incomplete

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 7.2
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2005-05-17 | Disagree?

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