Vulnerabilities > CVE-2005-2873 - Remote Denial of Service vulnerability in Linux Kernel Netfilter Ipt_recent

047910
CVSS 2.1 - LOW
Attack vector
LOCAL
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
NONE
Integrity impact
NONE
Availability impact
PARTIAL
local
low complexity
linux
nessus

Summary

The ipt_recent kernel module (ipt_recent.c) in Linux kernel 2.6.12 and earlier does not properly perform certain time tests when the jiffies value is greater than LONG_MAX, which can cause ipt_recent netfilter rules to block too early, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-2872.

Nessus

  • NASL familyMandriva Local Security Checks
    NASL idMANDRAKE_MDKSA-2005-235.NASL
    descriptionMultiple vulnerabilities in the Linux 2.6 kernel have been discovered and corrected in this update : A stack-based buffer overflow in the sendmsg function call in versions prior to 2.6.13.1 allow local users to execute arbitrary code by calling sendmsg and modifying the message contents in another thread (CVE-2005-2490). The raw_sendmsg function in versions prior to 2.6.13.1 allow local users to cause a DoS (change hardware state) or read from arbitrary memory via crafted input (CVE-2005-2492). The ipt_recent module in versions prior to 2.6.12 does not properly perform certain tests when the jiffies value is greater than LONG_MAX, which can cause ipt_recent netfilter rules to block too early (CVE-2005-2873). Multiple vulnerabilities in versions prior to 2.6.13.2 allow local users to cause a DoS (oops from null dereference) via fput in a 32bit ioctl on 64-bit x86 systems or sockfd_put in the 32-bit routing_ioctl function on 64-bit systems (CVE-2005-3044). Versions 2.6.8 to 2.6.14-rc2 allow local users to cause a DoS (oops) via a userspace process that issues a USB Request Block (URB) to a USB device and terminates before the URB is finished, which leads to a stale pointer reference (CVE-2005-3055). drm.c in version 2.6.13 and earlier creates a debug file in sysfs with world-readable and world-writable permissions, allowing local users to enable DRM debugging and obtain sensitive information (CVE-2005-3179). The Orinoco driver in 2.6.13 and earlier does not properly clear memory from a previously used packet whose length is increased, allowing remote attackers to obtain sensitive information (CVE-2005-3180). Kernels 2.6.13 and earlier, when CONFIG_AUDITSYSCALL is enabled, use an incorrect function to free names_cache memory, preventing the memory from being tracked by AUDITSYSCALL code and leading to a memory leak (CVE-2005-3181). The VT implementation in version 2.6.12 allows local users to use certain IOCTLs on terminals of other users and gain privileges (CVE-2005-3257). A race condition in ip_vs_conn_flush in versions prior to 2.6.13, when running on SMP systems, allows local users to cause a DoS (null dereference) by causing a connection timer to expire while the connection table is being flushed before the appropriate lock is acquired (CVE-2005-3274). The provided packages are patched to fix these vulnerabilities. All users are encouraged to upgrade to these updated kernels. To update your kernel, please follow the directions located at : http://www.mandriva.com/en/security/kernelupdate
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id20466
    published2006-01-15
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2006-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/20466
    titleMandrake Linux Security Advisory : kernel (MDKSA-2005:235)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
    
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
    # extracted from Mandrake Linux Security Advisory MDKSA-2005:235. 
    # The text itself is copyright (C) Mandriva S.A.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(20466);
      script_version ("1.14");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:48");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2005-2490", "CVE-2005-2492", "CVE-2005-2873", "CVE-2005-3044", "CVE-2005-3055", "CVE-2005-3179", "CVE-2005-3180", "CVE-2005-3181", "CVE-2005-3257", "CVE-2005-3274");
      script_xref(name:"MDKSA", value:"2005:235");
    
      script_name(english:"Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : kernel (MDKSA-2005:235)");
      script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated packages");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:
    "The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing one or more security
    updates."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "Multiple vulnerabilities in the Linux 2.6 kernel have been discovered
    and corrected in this update :
    
    A stack-based buffer overflow in the sendmsg function call in versions
    prior to 2.6.13.1 allow local users to execute arbitrary code by
    calling sendmsg and modifying the message contents in another thread
    (CVE-2005-2490).
    
    The raw_sendmsg function in versions prior to 2.6.13.1 allow local
    users to cause a DoS (change hardware state) or read from arbitrary
    memory via crafted input (CVE-2005-2492).
    
    The ipt_recent module in versions prior to 2.6.12 does not properly
    perform certain tests when the jiffies value is greater than LONG_MAX,
    which can cause ipt_recent netfilter rules to block too early
    (CVE-2005-2873).
    
    Multiple vulnerabilities in versions prior to 2.6.13.2 allow local
    users to cause a DoS (oops from null dereference) via fput in a 32bit
    ioctl on 64-bit x86 systems or sockfd_put in the 32-bit routing_ioctl
    function on 64-bit systems (CVE-2005-3044).
    
    Versions 2.6.8 to 2.6.14-rc2 allow local users to cause a DoS (oops)
    via a userspace process that issues a USB Request Block (URB) to a USB
    device and terminates before the URB is finished, which leads to a
    stale pointer reference (CVE-2005-3055).
    
    drm.c in version 2.6.13 and earlier creates a debug file in sysfs with
    world-readable and world-writable permissions, allowing local users to
    enable DRM debugging and obtain sensitive information (CVE-2005-3179).
    
    The Orinoco driver in 2.6.13 and earlier does not properly clear
    memory from a previously used packet whose length is increased,
    allowing remote attackers to obtain sensitive information
    (CVE-2005-3180).
    
    Kernels 2.6.13 and earlier, when CONFIG_AUDITSYSCALL is enabled, use
    an incorrect function to free names_cache memory, preventing the
    memory from being tracked by AUDITSYSCALL code and leading to a memory
    leak (CVE-2005-3181).
    
    The VT implementation in version 2.6.12 allows local users to use
    certain IOCTLs on terminals of other users and gain privileges
    (CVE-2005-3257).
    
    A race condition in ip_vs_conn_flush in versions prior to 2.6.13, when
    running on SMP systems, allows local users to cause a DoS (null
    dereference) by causing a connection timer to expire while the
    connection table is being flushed before the appropriate lock is
    acquired (CVE-2005-3274).
    
    The provided packages are patched to fix these vulnerabilities. All
    users are encouraged to upgrade to these updated kernels.
    
    To update your kernel, please follow the directions located at :
    
    http://www.mandriva.com/en/security/kernelupdate"
      );
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected packages.");
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");
      script_cwe_id(399);
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:kernel-2.6.12.14mdk");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:kernel-i586-up-1GB-2.6.12.14mdk");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:kernel-i686-up-4GB-2.6.12.14mdk");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:kernel-smp-2.6.12.14mdk");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:kernel-source-2.6");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:kernel-source-stripped-2.6");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:kernel-xbox-2.6.12.14mdk");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:kernel-xen0-2.6.12.14mdk");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:kernel-xenU-2.6.12.14mdk");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2006");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2005/12/21");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2006/01/15");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2006-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
      script_family(english:"Mandriva Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/cpu", "Host/Mandrake/release", "Host/Mandrake/rpm-list");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("global_settings.inc");
    include("rpm.inc");
    
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/Mandrake/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Mandriva / Mandake Linux");
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/Mandrake/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
    if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
    if (cpu !~ "^(amd64|i[3-6]86|x86_64)$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Mandriva / Mandrake Linux", cpu);
    
    
    flag = 0;
    if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2006.0", reference:"kernel-2.6.12.14mdk-1-1mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2006.0", cpu:"i386", reference:"kernel-i586-up-1GB-2.6.12.14mdk-1-1mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2006.0", cpu:"i386", reference:"kernel-i686-up-4GB-2.6.12.14mdk-1-1mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2006.0", reference:"kernel-smp-2.6.12.14mdk-1-1mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2006.0", reference:"kernel-source-2.6-2.6.12-14mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2006.0", reference:"kernel-source-stripped-2.6-2.6.12-14mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2006.0", cpu:"i386", reference:"kernel-xbox-2.6.12.14mdk-1-1mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2006.0", cpu:"i386", reference:"kernel-xen0-2.6.12.14mdk-1-1mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2006.0", cpu:"i386", reference:"kernel-xenU-2.6.12.14mdk-1-1mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
    
    
    if (flag)
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
      else security_warning(0);
      exit(0);
    }
    else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
    
  • NASL familyMandriva Local Security Checks
    NASL idMANDRAKE_MDKSA-2005-220.NASL
    descriptionMultiple vulnerabilities in the Linux 2.6 kernel have been discovered and corrected in this update: The kernel on x86_64 platforms does not use a guard page for the 47-bit address page to protect against an AMD K8 bug which allows a local user to cause a DoS (CVE-2005-1764). The KEYCTL_JOIN_SESSION_KEYRING operation in versions prior to 2.6.12.5 contains an error path that does not properly release the session management semaphore, which allows local users or remote attackers to cause a DoS (semaphore hang) via a new session keyring with an empty name string, a long name string, the key quota reached, or ENOMEM (CVE-2005-2098). Kernels prior to 2.6.12.5 do not properly destroy a keyring that is not instantiated properly, allowing a local user or remote attacker to cause a DoS (oops) via a keyring with a payload that is not empty (CVE-2005-2099). An array index overflow in the xfrm_sk_policy_insert function in xfrm_user.c allows local users to cause a DoS (oops or deadlock) and possibly execute arbitrary code (CVE-2005-2456). The zisofs driver in versions prior to 2.6.12.5 allows local users and remove attackers to cause a DoS (crash) via a crafted compressed ISO filesystem (CVE-2005-2457). inflate.c in the zlib routines in versions prior to 2.6.12.5 allow remove attackers to cause a DoS (crash) via a compressed file with 'improper tables' (CVE-2005-2458). The huft_build function in inflate.c in the zlib routines in versions prior to 2.6.12.5 returns the wrong value, allowing remote attackers to cause a DoS (crash) via a certain compressed file that leads to a NULL pointer dereference (CVE-2005-2459). A stack-based buffer overflow in the sendmsg function call in versions prior to 2.6.13.1 allow local users to execute arbitrary code by calling sendmsg and modifying the message contents in another thread (CVE-2005-2490). The raw_sendmsg function in versions prior to 2.6.13.1 allow local users to cause a DoS (change hardware state) or read from arbitrary memory via crafted input (CVE-2005-2492). A memory leak in the seq_file implementation in the SCSI procfs interface (sg.c) in 2.6.13 and earlier allows a local user to cause a DoS (memory consumption) via certain repeated reads from /proc/scsi/gs/devices file which is not properly handled when the next() interator returns NULL or an error (CVE-2005-2800). The ipt_recent module in versions prior to 2.6.12 when running on 64bit processors allows remote attackers to cause a DoS (kernel panic) via certain attacks such as SSH brute force (CVE-2005-2872). The ipt_recent module in versions prior to 2.6.12 does not properly perform certain tests when the jiffies value is greater than LONG_MAX, which can cause ipt_recent netfilter rules to block too early (CVE-2005-2873). Multiple vulnerabilities in versions prior to 2.6.13.2 allow local users to cause a DoS (oops from NULL dereference) via fput in a 32bit ioctl on 64-bit x86 systems or sockfd_put in the 32-bit routing_ioctl function on 64-bit systems (CVE-2005-3044). The sys_set_mempolicy function in mempolicy.c allows local users to cause a DoS via a negative first argument (CVE-2005-3053). Versions 2.6.8 to 2.6.14-rc2 allow local users to cause a DoS (oops) via a userspace process that issues a USB Request Block (URB) to a USB device and terminates before the URB is finished, which leads to a stale pointer reference (CVE-2005-3055). drm.c in version 2.6.13 and earlier creates a debug file in sysfs with world-readable and world-writable permissions, allowing local users to enable DRM debugging and obtain sensitive information (CVE-2005-3179). The Orinoco driver in 2.6.13 and earlier does not properly clear memory from a previously used packet whose length is increased, allowing remote attackers to obtain sensitive information (CVE-2005-3180). Kernels 2.6.13 and earlier, when CONFIG_AUDITSYSCALL is enabled, use an incorrect function to free names_cache memory, preventing the memory from being tracked by AUDITSYSCALL code and leading to a memory leak (CVE-2005-3181). The VT implementation in version 2.6.12 allows local users to use certain IOCTLs on terminals of other users and gain privileges (CVE-2005-3257). Exec does not properly clear posix-timers in multi-threaded environments, which result in a resource leak and could allow a large number of multiple local users to cause a DoS by using more posix- timers than specified by the quota for a single user (CVE-2005-3271). The rose_rt_ioctl function rose_route.c in versions prior to 2.6.12 does not properly verify the ndigis argument for a new route, allowing an attacker to trigger array out-of-bounds errors with a large number of digipeats (CVE-2005-3273). A race condition in ip_vs_conn_flush in versions prior to 2.6.13, when running on SMP systems, allows local users to cause a DoS (NULL dereference) by causing a connection timer to expire while the connection table is being flushed before the appropriate lock is acquired (CVE-2005-3274). The NAT code in versions prior to 2.6.13 incorrectly declares a variable to be static, allowing remote attackers to cause a DoS (memory corruption) by causing two packets for the same protocol to be NATed at the same time (CVE-2005-3275). The sys_get_thread_area function in process.c in versions prior to 2.6.12.4 and 2.6.13 does not clear a data structure before copying it to userspace, which may allow a user process to obtain sensitive information (CVE-2005-3276). The provided packages are patched to fix these vulnerabilities. All users are encouraged to upgrade to these updated kernels. To update your kernel, please follow the directions located at: http://www.mandriva.com/en/security/kernelupdate
    last seen2017-10-29
    modified2014-08-22
    plugin id20451
    published2006-01-15
    reporterTenable
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/index.php?view=single&id=20451
    titleMDKSA-2005:220 : kernel
  • NASL familyMandriva Local Security Checks
    NASL idMANDRAKE_MDKSA-2005-219.NASL
    descriptionMultiple vulnerabilities in the Linux 2.6 kernel have been discovered and corrected in this update : An integer overflow in vc_resize (CVE-2004-1333). A race condition in the sysfs_read_file and sysfs_write_file functions in 2.6.10 and earlier allows local users to read kernel memory and cause a DoS (crash) via large offsets in sysfs files (CVE-2004-2302). An integer signedness error in scsi_ioctl.c (CVE-2005-0180). Netfilter allows a local user to cause a DoS (memory consumption) via certain packet fragments that are reassembled twice, which causes a data structure to be allocated twice (CVE-2005-0210). A DoS in pkt_ioctl in pktcdvc.c (CVE-2005-1589). An array index overflow in the xfrm_sk_policy_insert function in xfrm_user.c allows local users to cause a DoS (oops or deadlock) and possibly execute arbitrary code (CVE-2005-2456). The zisofs driver in versions prior to 2.6.12.5 allows local users and remove attackers to cause a DoS (crash) via a crafted compressed ISO filesystem (CVE-2005-2457). inflate.c in the zlib routines in versions prior to 2.6.12.5 allow remove attackers to cause a DoS (crash) via a compressed file with
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id20450
    published2006-01-15
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2006-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/20450
    titleMandrake Linux Security Advisory : kernel (MDKSA-2005:219)

Oval

accepted2013-04-29T04:22:39.576-04:00
classvulnerability
contributors
  • nameAharon Chernin
    organizationSCAP.com, LLC
  • nameDragos Prisaca
    organizationG2, Inc.
definition_extensions
  • commentThe operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
    ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:11831
  • commentCentOS Linux 4.x
    ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:16636
  • commentOracle Linux 4.x
    ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:15990
descriptionThe ipt_recent kernel module (ipt_recent.c) in Linux kernel 2.6.12 and earlier does not properly perform certain time tests when the jiffies value is greater than LONG_MAX, which can cause ipt_recent netfilter rules to block too early, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-2872.
familyunix
idoval:org.mitre.oval:def:9838
statusaccepted
submitted2010-07-09T03:56:16-04:00
titleThe ipt_recent kernel module (ipt_recent.c) in Linux kernel 2.6.12 and earlier does not properly perform certain time tests when the jiffies value is greater than LONG_MAX, which can cause ipt_recent netfilter rules to block too early, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-2872.
version26

Redhat

advisories
rhsa
idRHBA-2007-0304
rpms
  • kernel-0:2.6.9-55.EL
  • kernel-debuginfo-0:2.6.9-55.EL
  • kernel-devel-0:2.6.9-55.EL
  • kernel-doc-0:2.6.9-55.EL
  • kernel-hugemem-0:2.6.9-55.EL
  • kernel-hugemem-devel-0:2.6.9-55.EL
  • kernel-largesmp-0:2.6.9-55.EL
  • kernel-largesmp-devel-0:2.6.9-55.EL
  • kernel-smp-0:2.6.9-55.EL
  • kernel-smp-devel-0:2.6.9-55.EL
  • kernel-xenU-0:2.6.9-55.EL
  • kernel-xenU-devel-0:2.6.9-55.EL