arch/x86/kernel/ptrace.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.25.10 on the x86_64 platform leaks task_struct references into the sys32_ptrace function, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) or have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors, possibly a use-after-free vulnerability.
The product reuses or references memory after it has been freed. At some point afterward, the memory may be allocated again and saved in another pointer, while the original pointer references a location somewhere within the new allocation. Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer.
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2063/references | vdb entry third party advisory |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/03/2 | third party advisory mailing list |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/31048 | third party advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30077 | vdb entry third party advisory |
| http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.25.y.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=1e9a615bfce7996ea4d815d45d364b47ac6a74e8 | |
| http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.25.10 | broken link |