Buffer overflow in sysctl in the Linux Kernel 2.6 before...
Vulnerability Description
Buffer overflow in sysctl in the Linux Kernel 2.6 before 2.6.15 allows local users to corrupt user memory and possibly cause a denial of service via a long string, which causes sysctl to write a zero byte outside the buffer. NOTE: since the sysctl is called from a userland program that provides the argument, this might not be a vulnerability, unless a legitimate user-assisted or setuid scenario can be identified.
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References
- http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8febdd85adaa41fa1fc1cb31286210fc2cd3ed0c
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:040
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19369
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1018
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16141
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0035
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.15
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18216
- http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.15
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1017
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/244-1/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18527
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19374
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