Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c in the Linux kernel...
Vulnerability Description
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.33, when CONFIG_IP_VS is used, allow local users to gain privileges by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability for (1) a getsockopt system call, related to the do_ip_vs_get_ctl function, or (2) a setsockopt system call, related to the do_ip_vs_set_ctl function.
Impact Analysis
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Remediation
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References
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2065-1
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/04bcef2a83f40c6db24222b27a52892cba39dffb
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=04bcef2a83f40c6db24222b27a52892cba39dffb
- http://ftp.linux.org.uk/pub/linux/linux-2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.33
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/63744
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1030800
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2064-1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/11/15/12
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