Stack-based buffer overflow in the sendmsg function call in the Linux kernel 2.6 before 2.6.13.1 allows local users to execute arbitrary code by calling sendmsg and modifying the message contents in another thread.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.8
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suse | — | Upgrade kernel-iseries64Upgrade kernel-sn2Upgrade kernel-symsUpgrade kernel-pmac64Upgrade kernel-defaultUpgrade kernel-debugUpgrade kernel-s390Upgrade kernel-umUpgrade um-host-install-initrdUpgrade kernel-pseries64Upgrade kernel-64k-pagesizeUpgrade kernel-smpUpgrade kernel-s390xUpgrade kernel-sourceUpgrade um-host-kernelUpgrade kernel-bigsmp | Feb 17, 2015 | Sep 14, 2005 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-2.6.8.1-5-amd64-k8-smpUpgrade linux-image-2.6.8.1-5-amd64-xeonUpgrade linux-image-2.6.10-5-k7-smpUpgrade linux-image-2.6.8.1-5-power3Upgrade linux-image-2.6.10-5-itaniumUpgrade linux-image-2.6.10-5-mckinley-smpUpgrade linux-image-2.6.8.1-5-686-smpUpgrade linux-image-2.6.10-5-686Upgrade linux-image-2.6.8.1-5-amd64-genericUpgrade linux-patch-ubuntu-2.6.10Upgrade linux-image-2.6.8.1-5-powerpcUpgrade linux-image-2.6.10-5-k7Upgrade linux-image-2.6.10-5-powerpcUpgrade linux-image-2.6.8.1-5-k7-smpUpgrade linux-image-2.6.10-5-amd64-k8Upgrade linux-image-2.6.10-5-686-smpUpgrade linux-image-2.6.8.1-5-power4-smpUpgrade linux-image-2.6.10-5-itanium-smp | Nov 8, 2024 | Sep 14, 2005 |
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