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-pmac64Upgrade kernel-umUpgrade kernel-debugUpgrade kernel-defaultUpgrade kernel-s390Upgrade kernel-symsUpgrade kernel-sn2Upgrade kernel-iseries64Upgrade kernel-bigsmpUpgrade kernel-pseries64Upgrade kernel-sourceUpgrade um-host-kernelUpgrade kernel-smpUpgrade um-host-install-initrdUpgrade kernel-64k-pagesizeUpgrade kernel-s390x | Feb 17, 2015 | Sep 14, 2005 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-2.6.8.1-5-amd64-k8-smpUpgrade linux-image-2.6.10-5-k7-smpUpgrade linux-image-2.6.10-5-k7Upgrade linux-image-2.6.10-5-686Upgrade linux-image-2.6.8.1-5-686-smpUpgrade linux-image-2.6.8.1-5-amd64-xeonUpgrade linux-patch-ubuntu-2.6.10Upgrade linux-image-2.6.8.1-5-powerpcUpgrade linux-image-2.6.10-5-itaniumUpgrade linux-image-2.6.8.1-5-amd64-genericUpgrade linux-image-2.6.10-5-mckinley-smpUpgrade linux-image-2.6.8.1-5-power3Upgrade linux-image-2.6.8.1-5-power4-smpUpgrade linux-image-2.6.10-5-amd64-k8Upgrade linux-image-2.6.10-5-686-smpUpgrade linux-image-2.6.10-5-itanium-smpUpgrade linux-image-2.6.10-5-powerpcUpgrade linux-image-2.6.8.1-5-k7-smp | Nov 8, 2024 | Sep 14, 2005 |
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