CVE-2004-1070

Description (CNA)

The load_elf_binary function in the binfmt_elf loader (binfmt_elf.c) in Linux kernel 2.4.x up to 2.4.27, and 2.6.x up to 2.6.8, does not properly check return values from calls to the kernel_read function, which may allow local users to modify sensitive memory in a setuid program and execute arbitrary code.

Affected (CNA)

CWE

No CWE identifiers supplied.

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/20163
• http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1082
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:022
• http://www.isec.pl/vulnerabilities/isec-0017-binfmt_elf.txt
• https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=2336
• http://secunia.com/advisories/19607
• http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1070
• http://secunia.com/advisories/20162
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9450
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18025
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-549.html
• http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1067
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11646
• http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1069
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-505.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/20202
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-504.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/20338

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