Veracode Vulnerability DatabaseVERACODE:24343Privilege Escalation
7.2 High
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
kernel is vulnerable to privilege escalation. An integer overflow flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s Reliable Datagram Sockets (RDS) protocol implementation. A local, unprivileged user could use this flaw to cause a denial of service or escalate their privileges.
References
docs.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/5/html/5.5_Technical_Notes/kernel.html#RHSA-2011-0004
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-11/msg00004.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00000.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00001.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html
secunia.com/advisories/42778
secunia.com/advisories/42789
secunia.com/advisories/42801
secunia.com/advisories/42890
secunia.com/advisories/46397
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/29/1
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/01/1
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0004.html
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0007.html
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded
www.securityfocus.com/bid/44549
www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg145359.html
www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg145397.html
www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0012
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0024
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:0004
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:0007
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-3865
access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=647416
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/62881
Related
7.2 High
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C