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Linux Kernel 2.6.x PRCTL Core Dump Handling
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SUMMARY
Improper handling of Core Dump allows attackers to gain local root
privileges in Linux, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary programs as
root.
DETAILS
Vulnerable Systems:
* Linux Kernel 2.6.17.4 and prior
* Linux Kernel 2.6.16.24 and prior
The prctl() function allows to set the value 2 for PR_SET_DUMPABLE by
unprivileged processes. In case of a segmentation fault the core dump will
then be owned by the user root.
This could lead to a denial of service (disk consumption) or allow a local
user to gain root privileges.
The suid_dumpable support and prctl(PR_SET_DUMPABLE, 2) have been added
with the 2.6.13 kernel and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 contains a back port
of it.
Vendor Status:
The vendor has issued a fix:
<http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.17.y.git;a=commit;h=0af184bb9f80edfbb94de46cb52e9592e5a547b0>
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.17.y.git;a=commit;h=0af184bb9f80edfbb94de46cb52e9592e5a547b0
CVE Information:
<http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-2451>
CVE-2006-2451
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The information has been provided by Red Hat.
The original article can be found at:
<http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=195902>
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=195902
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