12791 : Linux Kernel sys_uselib Binary Format Loader Local Privilege Escalation
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2005-01-07

Description

<em style='font-weight:bold;'>(Description Provided by <a href="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2004-1235" target="_blank">CVE</a>)</em> : Race condition in the (1) load_elf_library and (2) binfmt_aout function calls for uselib in Linux kernel 2.4 through 2.429-rc2 and 2.6 through 2.6.10 allows local users to execute arbitrary code by manipulating the VMA descriptor.

Classification

Exploit: Exploit Public

Products

Unknown or Incomplete

References

Security Tracker: 1012810
Secunia Advisory ID: 13756 13785 13907 13961 13972 14002 20162 20163 20202 20338
CVE ID: 2004-1235 (see also: NVD)
Milw0rm: 744 778 895
Exploit Database: 744 778 895
Mail List Post: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2005-06/0187.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-01/0220.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2005-q1/0018.html
Other Advisory URL: http://www.isec.pl/vulnerabilities/isec-0021-uselib.txt
http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:022
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_03_kernel.html
Vendor URL: http://www.kernel.org/
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1067
http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1069
http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1070
http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1082
http://www.vmware.com/support/kb/enduser/std_adp.php?p_sid=FsNALBWh&p_lva=&p_faqid=1654
RedHat RHSA: RHSA-2005:016 RHSA-2005:043

Tools & Filters

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Credit

Unknown or Incomplete

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 6.2
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2003-12-31 | Disagree?

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