Description (CNA)
Kernel logging daemon (klogd) in Linux does not properly cleanse user-injected format strings, which allows local users to gain root privileges by triggering malformed kernel messages.
Affected (CNA)
| Vendor / product | Versions |
|---|---|
| n/a / n/a | affected n/a |
CWE
No CWE identifiers supplied.
References
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5259
- http://www.osvdb.org/5824
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97726239017741&w=2
- http://www.turbolinux.com/pipermail/tl-security-announce/2000-September/000023.html
- http://frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2000:050
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-09/0193.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-061.html
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/adv9_draht_syslogd_txt.html
ADP enrichment
No English description supplied.
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5259
- http://www.osvdb.org/5824
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97726239017741&w=2
- http://www.turbolinux.com/pipermail/tl-security-announce/2000-September/000023.html
- http://frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2000:050
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-09/0193.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-061.html
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/adv9_draht_syslogd_txt.html