# This script was automatically generated from the dsa-454 # Debian Security Advisory # It is released under the Nessus Script Licence. # Advisory is copyright 1997-2004 Software in the Public Interest, Inc. # See http://www.debian.org/license # DSA2nasl Convertor is copyright 2004 Michel Arboi if (! defined_func('bn_random')) exit(0); desc = ' Paul Starzetz and Wojciech Purczynski of isec.pl discovered a critical security vulnerability in the memory management code of Linux inside the mremap(2) system call. Due to flushing the TLB (Translation Lookaside Buffer, an address cache) too early it is possible for an attacker to trigger a local root exploit. The attack vectors for 2.4.x and 2.2.x kernels are exclusive for the respective kernel series, though. We formerly believed that the exploitable vulnerability in 2.4.x does not exist in 2.2.x which is still true. However, it turned out that a second (sort of) vulnerability is indeed exploitable in 2.2.x, but not in 2.4.x, with a different exploit, of course. For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in the following versions and architectures: For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem will be fixed soon for the architectures that still ship a 2.2.x kernel package. We recommend that you upgrade your Linux kernel package. Vulnerability matrix for CAN-2004-0077 Solution : http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-454 Risk factor : High'; if (description) { script_id(15291); script_version("$Revision: 1.4 $"); script_xref(name: "DSA", value: "454"); script_cve_id("CVE-2004-0077"); script_bugtraq_id(9686); script_xref(name: "CERT", value: "981222"); script_description(english: desc); script_copyright(english: "This script is (C) 2004 Michel Arboi"); script_name(english: "[DSA454] DSA-454-1 linux-kernel-2.2.22-alpha"); script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO); script_family(english: "Debian Local Security Checks"); script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl"); script_require_keys("Host/Debian/dpkg-l"); script_summary(english: "DSA-454-1 linux-kernel-2.2.22-alpha"); exit(0); } include("debian_package.inc"); w = 0; if (deb_check(prefix: 'kernel-doc-2.2.22', release: '3.0', reference: '2.2.22-1woody1')) { w ++; if (report_verbosity > 0) desc = strcat(desc, '\nThe package kernel-doc-2.2.22 is vulnerable in Debian 3.0.\nUpgrade to kernel-doc-2.2.22_2.2.22-1woody1\n'); } if (deb_check(prefix: 'kernel-headers-2.2.22', release: '3.0', reference: '2.2.22-2')) { w ++; if (report_verbosity > 0) desc = strcat(desc, '\nThe package kernel-headers-2.2.22 is vulnerable in Debian 3.0.\nUpgrade to kernel-headers-2.2.22_2.2.22-2\n'); } if (deb_check(prefix: 'kernel-image-2.2.22-generic', release: '3.0', reference: '2.2.22-2')) { w ++; if (report_verbosity > 0) desc = strcat(desc, '\nThe package kernel-image-2.2.22-generic is vulnerable in Debian 3.0.\nUpgrade to kernel-image-2.2.22-generic_2.2.22-2\n'); } if (deb_check(prefix: 'kernel-image-2.2.22-jensen', release: '3.0', reference: '2.2.22-2')) { w ++; if (report_verbosity > 0) desc = strcat(desc, '\nThe package kernel-image-2.2.22-jensen is vulnerable in Debian 3.0.\nUpgrade to kernel-image-2.2.22-jensen_2.2.22-2\n'); } if (deb_check(prefix: 'kernel-image-2.2.22-nautilus', release: '3.0', reference: '2.2.22-2')) { w ++; if (report_verbosity > 0) desc = strcat(desc, '\nThe package kernel-image-2.2.22-nautilus is vulnerable in Debian 3.0.\nUpgrade to kernel-image-2.2.22-nautilus_2.2.22-2\n'); } if (deb_check(prefix: 'kernel-image-2.2.22-smp', release: '3.0', reference: '2.2.22-2')) { w ++; if (report_verbosity > 0) desc = strcat(desc, '\nThe package kernel-image-2.2.22-smp is vulnerable in Debian 3.0.\nUpgrade to kernel-image-2.2.22-smp_2.2.22-2\n'); } if (deb_check(prefix: 'kernel-source-2.2.22', release: '3.0', reference: '2.2.22-1woody1')) { w ++; if (report_verbosity > 0) desc = strcat(desc, '\nThe package kernel-source-2.2.22 is vulnerable in Debian 3.0.\nUpgrade to kernel-source-2.2.22_2.2.22-1woody1\n'); } if (w) { security_hole(port: 0, data: desc); }