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If through a vulnerability assessment, a network security issue is detected for the vulnerability below, applying the appropriate security patches in a timely matter is very important. If you have detected that your system has already been compromised, following CERT's Network Security recovery document will assist with recommended steps for system recovery. Home >> Browse Vulnerability Assessment Database >> SuSE Local Security Checks >> SUSE-SA:2004:024: kernel Vulnerability Assessment Details
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SUSE-SA:2004:024: kernel |
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Check for the version of the kernel package Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment The remote host is missing the patch for the advisory SUSE-SA:2004:024 (kernel). This kernel is vulnerable to a race condition in the 64-bit file offset handling code. The file offset pointer (f_pos) is changed during reading, writing, and seeking through a file to point to the current position in a file. The Linux kernel offers a 32bit and a 64bit API. Unfortunately the value conversion between this two APIs as well as the access to the f_pos pointer is defective. A possible hacker, exploiting this flaw, would need local access to the machine. Upon successful exploitation, a possible hacker would be able to read potentially confidential kernel memory. Additionally a bug in the implementation of chown(2) for updating inode times, and a denial-of-service condition that can occur while handling signals was fixed. Solution : http://www.suse.de/security/2004_24_kernel.html Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: 10852 Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2004 Tenable Network Security |
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