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.
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| 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 | vendor advisory |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/19369 | third party advisory patch vendor advisory |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1018 | patch vendor advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16141 | vdb entry patch |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0035 | vdb entry |
| http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.15 | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/18216 | third party advisory patch vendor advisory |
| http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.15 | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1017 | patch vendor advisory |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/244-1/ | vendor advisory |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/18527 | third party advisory patch vendor advisory |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/19374 | third party advisory patch vendor advisory |