CVE-2004-2607

Published Dec 31, 2004 linux

Overview

CVE-2004-2607 is a known-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on December 31, 2004.

Technical Description

A numeric casting discrepancy in sdla_xfer in Linux kernel 2.6.x up to 2.6.5 and 2.4 up to 2.4.29-rc1 allows local users to read portions of kernel memory via a large len argument, which is received as an int but cast to a short, which prevents a read loop from filling a buffer.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status

References

Ref secunia.com/advisories/18977 Ref secunia.com/advisories/19369 Ref www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1018 Ref www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:072 Ref www.securityfocus.com/bid/16759 Ref www.uwsg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0404.2/0313.html Ref www.uwsg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0404.2/0743.html Ref wwwnew.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:044 Ref secunia.com/advisories/18977 Ref secunia.com/advisories/19369

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2004-2607?

CVE-2004-2607 is a known-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on December 31, 2004.

How severe is CVE-2004-2607?

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