PT-2005-1126 · Linux · Linux Kernel

Josh Bressers · Published 2005-01-21 · Updated 2017-10-11 · CVE-2004-1057

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions prior to 2.4.20

Description The issue is related to multiple drivers in the Linux kernel that do not properly mark memory with the VM IO flag. This causes incorrect reference counts, potentially leading to a denial of service, specifically a kernel panic, when accessing freed kernel pages.

Recommendations For Linux kernel versions prior to 2.4.20, update to version 2.4.20 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2004-1057

RHSA-2006:0140

Affected Products

Linux Kernel

References · 10

• http://redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-016.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=137821 · Vendor Advisory
• http://redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0140.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-1057 · Security Note
• http://redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-017.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/12338 · Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11474 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19275 · Note
• http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/andrea/kernels/v2.4/2.4.23aa3/00_VM_IO-4 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/18562 · Note