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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 >> Gentoo Local Security Checks >> [GLSA-200403-02] Linux kernel do_mremap local privilege escalation vulnerability Vulnerability Assessment Details
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[GLSA-200403-02] Linux kernel do_mremap local privilege escalation vulnerability |
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Linux kernel do_mremap local privilege escalation vulnerability Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200403-02 (Linux kernel do_mremap local privilege escalation vulnerability) The memory subsystem permits for shrinking, growing, and moving of chunks of memory along any of the allocated memory areas which the kernel posesses. To accomplish this, the do_mremap code calls the do_munmap() kernel function to remove any old memory mappings in the new location - but, the code doesn't check the return value of the do_munmap() function which may fail if the maximum number of available virtual memory area descriptors has been exceeded. Due to the missing return value check after trying to unmap the middle of the first memory area, the corresponding page table entries from the second new area are inserted into the page table locations described by the first old one, thus they are subject to page protection flags of the first area. As a result, arbitrary code can be executed. Impact Arbitrary code with normal non-super-user privelerges may be able to exploit this vulnerability and may disrupt the operation of other parts of the kernel memory management subroutines finally leading to unexpected behavior. Since no special rights are required to use the mremap() and mummap() system calls any process may misuse this unexpected behavior to disrupt the kernel memory management subsystem. Proper exploitation of this vulnerability may lead to local privilege escalation permiting for the execution of arbitrary code with kernel level root access. Proof-of-concept exploit code has been created and successfully tested, permitting root escalation on vulnerable systems. As a result, all users should upgrade their kernels to new or patched versions. Workaround Users who are unable to upgrade their kernels may attempt to use "sysctl -w vm.max_map_count=1000000", however, this is a temporary fix which only solves the problem by increasing the number of memory areas that can be created by each process. Because of the static nature of this workaround, it is not recommended and users are urged to upgrade their systems to the latest avaiable patched sources. References: http://isec.pl/vulnerabilities/isec-0014-mremap-unmap.txt Solution: Users are encouraged to upgrade to the latest available sources for their system: # emerge sync # emerge -pv your-favourite-sources # emerge your-favourite-sources # # Follow usual procedure for compiling and installing a kernel. # # If you use genkernel, run genkernel as you would do normally. # # IF YOUR KERNEL IS MARKED as "remerge required!" THEN # # YOU SHOULD UPDATE YOUR KERNEL EVEN IF PORTAGE # # REPORTS THAT THE SAME VERSION IS INSTALLED. Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: (C) 2005 Michel Arboi |
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