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Linux Kernel Vicam USB Driver Insecure Userspace Access
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA10911
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Release Date:
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2004-02-19
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Last Update:
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2004-05-10
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Popularity:
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11,038 views
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Critical:
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Not critical
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Impact:
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Security Bypass
DoS
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Where:
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Local system
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| OS: | Linux Kernel 2.4.x
Linux Kernel 2.6.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2004-0075
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in the Linux kernel, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).
The vulnerability is caused due to the Vicam USB driver dereferencing userspace pointers directly instead of using the "copy_from_user()" function when accessing userspace. This violates security boundaries and can result in a DoS when copying data from user to kernel space.
The vulnerability reportedly affects kernel versions prior to 2.4.25 and 2.6.6.
Solution:
The vulnerability has been addressed in versions 2.4.25 and 2.6.6.
http://www.kernel.org/
Provided and/or discovered by:
Reported in Red Hat and SuSE advisories.
Changelog:
2004-05-10: Added 2.6 branch as affected.
Original Advisory:
Red Hat:
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004-065.html
SuSE:
http://www.suse.com/de/security/2004_05_linux_kernel.html
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