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FreeBSD "i386_get_ldt()" Kernel Memory Disclosure Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory: SA15261
Release Date: 2005-05-06
Popularity: 7,412 views

Critical:
Less critical
Impact: Exposure of sensitive information
Where: Local system
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:FreeBSD 4.x
FreeBSD 5.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2005-1400


Description:
Christer Oberg has reported a vulnerability in FreeBSD, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain knowledge of potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability is caused due to an input validation error in the "i386_get_ldt()" system call and can be exploited to copy arbitrary portions of data from kernel space into userland by passing negative or extremely large arguments to the system call.

Solution:
Update FreeBSD or apply patch.

Fixed versions:
2005-05-06 02:40:19 UTC (RELENG_5, 5.4-STABLE)
2005-05-06 02:40:49 UTC (RELENG_5_4, 5.4-RELEASE)
2005-05-06 02:40:32 UTC (RELENG_5_3, 5.3-RELEASE-p12)
2005-05-06 02:39:35 UTC (RELENG_4, 4.11-STABLE)
2005-05-06 02:40:05 UTC (RELENG_4_11, 4.11-RELEASE-p6)
2005-05-06 02:39:52 UTC (RELENG_4_10, 4.10-RELEASE-p11)

Patch for FreeBSD 4.x:
ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/patches/SA-05:07/ldt4.patch
ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/patches/SA-05:07/ldt4.patch.asc

Patch for FreeBSD 5.x:
ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/patches/SA-05:07/ldt5.patch
ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/patches/SA-05:07/ldt5.patch.asc

Provided and/or discovered by:
Christer Oberg

Original Advisory:
ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-05:07.ldt.asc


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