Linux Kernel SBNI WAN Driver Privilege Check Bugs May Let Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1020969 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1020969
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2008-3525
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Oct 2 2008
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Impact:
Root access via local system, User access via local system
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): 2.4, 2.6
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in the Linux Kernel. A local user may be able to obtain elevated privileges on the target system.
The SIOCDEVRESINSTATS, SIOCDEVSHWSTATE, SIOCDEVENSLAVE, and SIOCDEVEMANSIPATE IOCTL requests do not properly check the user's privileges. A local user may be able to bypass security restrictions.
The vulnerability resides in the sbni_ioctl() function in 'drivers/net/wan/sbni.c.'
The original advisory is available at:
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/29/2
Eugene Teo reported this vulnerability.
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Impact:
A local user may be able to obtain elevated privileges on the target system.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued a source code fix, available at:
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=f2455eb176ac87081bbfc9a44b21c7cd2bc1967e
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Vendor URL: www.kernel.org/ (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Access control error
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