CVE-2005-2456

Summary

Array index overflow in the xfrm_sk_policy_insert function in xfrm_user.c in Linux kernel 2.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (oops or deadlock) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a p->dir value that is larger than XFRM_POLICY_OUT, which is used as an index in the sock->sk_policy array.

Affected Software

Weaknesses

• n/a

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

• http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_50_kernel.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/18056
• https://usn.ubuntu.com/169-1/
• http://secunia.com/advisories/16500
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:220
• http://secunia.com/advisories/17073
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10858
• http://secunia.com/advisories/18059
• http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-922
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21710
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14477
• http://www.mail-archive.com/netdev%40vger.kernel.org/msg00520.html
• http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=blobdiff%3Bh=8da3e25b2c4c1f305fd85428d3a9eb62b543bfba%3Bhp=ecade4893a139cc35d4fe345ce70242ede5358c4%3Bhb=a4f1bac62564049ea4718c4624b0fadc9f597c84%3Bf=net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
• http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-921
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-514.html
• http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a4f1bac62564049ea4718c4624b0fadc9f597c84
• http://secunia.com/advisories/17002
• http://secunia.com/advisories/17826
• http://secunia.com/advisories/16298
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427980/100/0/threaded
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-663.html
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:219
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1878

References

• http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_50_kernel.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/18056
• https://usn.ubuntu.com/169-1/
• http://secunia.com/advisories/16500
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:220
• http://secunia.com/advisories/17073
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10858
• http://secunia.com/advisories/18059
• http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-922
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21710
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14477
• http://www.mail-archive.com/netdev%40vger.kernel.org/msg00520.html
• http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=blobdiff%3Bh=8da3e25b2c4c1f305fd85428d3a9eb62b543bfba%3Bhp=ecade4893a139cc35d4fe345ce70242ede5358c4%3Bhb=a4f1bac62564049ea4718c4624b0fadc9f597c84%3Bf=net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
• http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-921
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-514.html
• http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a4f1bac62564049ea4718c4624b0fadc9f597c84
• http://secunia.com/advisories/17002
• http://secunia.com/advisories/17826
• http://secunia.com/advisories/16298
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427980/100/0/threaded
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-663.html
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:219
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1878

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