PT-2005-5304 · Linux · Linux Kernel

Published 2005-12-31 · Updated 2018-10-03 · CVE-2005-4639

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.6

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions prior to 2.6.15

Description The issue is related to a buffer overflow in the CA-driver for TwinHan DST Frontend/Card. This occurs when more than 8 bytes are read into an 8-byte long array, potentially allowing local users to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.

Recommendations For Linux kernel versions prior to 2.6.15, update to version 2.6.15 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2005-4639

Affected Products

Linux Kernel

References · 9

• http://securityfocus.com/bid/16142 · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-4639 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/18527 · Vendor Advisory
• https://usn.ubuntu.com/244-1 · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/18216 · Vendor Advisory
• http://mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:040 · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43323 · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0035 · Note
• http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.15 · Note