CVE-2005-2709

Description (CNA)

The sysctl functionality (sysctl.c) in Linux kernel before 2.6.14.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel oops) and possibly execute code by opening an interface file in /proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/, waiting until the interface is unregistered, then obtaining and modifying function pointers in memory that was used for the ctl_table.

Affected (CNA)

CWE

No CWE identifiers supplied.

References

• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0140.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/18684
• http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.14.1
• http://secunia.com/advisories/19369
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0101.html
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2359
• http://secunia.com/advisories/17541
• http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1018
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428058/100/0/threaded
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1015434
• http://www.osvdb.org/20676
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427981/100/0/threaded
• https://usn.ubuntu.com/219-1/
• http://secunia.com/advisories/17648
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0190.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/18510
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428028/100/0/threaded
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23040
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427980/100/0/threaded
• http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1017
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10746
• http://secunia.com/advisories/17504
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:059
• http://secunia.com/advisories/19374
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0191.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/18562
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15365

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