CVE-2004-1074: Low severity SUSE SuSE Linux vulnerability

Published Dec 1, 2004
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Updated

The binfmt functionality in the Linux kernel, when "memory overcommit" is enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel oops) via a malformed a.out binary.

Affected Software

246 affected components
SUSE SuSE Linux=9.0
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.18-pre1
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.15
redhat Enterprise Linux=2.1
redhat Fedora Core=core_2.0
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.0-test1
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.5
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.11
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.1
Trustix Secure Linux=2.0
SUSE SuSE Linux=9.2
redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop=3.0
SUSE SuSE Linux=9.0
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.27-pre3
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.18-pre3
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.18-pre5
redhat Linux Advanced Workstation=2.1
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.26
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.0-test6
SUSE SuSE Linux=8.2
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.19-pre1
redhat Enterprise Linux=3.0
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.21-pre7
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.27-pre2
redhat Enterprise Linux=2.1
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.12
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.13
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.0-test5
SUSE SuSE Linux=8
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.19-pre4
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.3
SUSE SuSE Linux=1.0
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.0-test2
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.17
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.4
Linux Linux kernel=2.6_test9_cvs
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.21-pre1
redhat Enterprise Linux=2.1
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.7-rc1
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.21
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.23_ow2
SUSE SuSE Linux=9.0
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.23
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.2
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.8-rc1
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.0-test11
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.0-test3
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.7
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.1-rc2
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.25
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.8
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.0-test8
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.24
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.9
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.0-test1
Trustix Secure Linux=1.5
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.0-test6
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.23-pre9
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.0-test7
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.0-test4
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.0
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.24_ow1
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.18-pre4
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.19-pre6
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.10
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.0
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.2
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.19-pre2
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.0-test12
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.18-pre6
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.16
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.8
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.19-pre3
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.19
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.27-pre5
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.14
redhat Linux Advanced Workstation=2.1
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.0-test10
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.27-pre1
SUSE SuSE Linux=9.1
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.0-test2
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.18
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.0-test9
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.19-pre5
redhat Enterprise Linux=3.0
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.21-pre4
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.22
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.0-test5
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.5
redhat Enterprise Linux=2.1
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.7
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.1-rc1
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.18
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.6-rc1
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.27-pre4
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.9-2.6.20
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.3
redhat Enterprise Linux=2.1
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.1
Trustix Secure Linux=2.1
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.4
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.18-pre2
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.18-pre8
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.0-test7
Trustix Secure Linux=2.2
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.27
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.0-test11
redhat Fedora Core=core_3.0
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.6
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.0-test4
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.8-rc2
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.8-rc3
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.0-test10
Turbolinux Turbolinux Server=10.0
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.20
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.0-test9
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.0-test8
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.18-pre7
SUSE SuSE Linux=8.1
redhat Enterprise Linux=2.1
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.6
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.0-test3
redhat Enterprise Linux=3.0
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.0
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.0-test1
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.0-test10
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.0-test11
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.0-test12
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.0-test2
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.0-test3
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.0-test4
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.0-test5
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.0-test6
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.0-test7
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.0-test8
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.0-test9
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.1
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.2
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.3
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.4
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.5
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.6
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.7
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.8
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.9
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.10
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.11
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.12
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.13
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.14
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.15
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.16
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.17
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.18
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.18
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.18-pre1
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.18-pre2
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.18-pre3
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.18-pre4
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.18-pre5
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.18-pre6
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.18-pre7
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.18-pre8
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.19
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.19-pre1
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.19-pre2
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.19-pre3
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.19-pre4
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.19-pre5
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.19-pre6
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.20
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.21
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.21-pre1
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.21-pre4
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.21-pre7
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.22
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.23
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.23-pre9
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.23_ow2
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.24
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.24_ow1
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.25
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.26
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.27
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.27-pre1
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.27-pre2
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.27-pre3
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.27-pre4
Linux Linux kernel=2.4.27-pre5
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.0
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.0-test1
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.0-test10
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.0-test11
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.0-test2
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.0-test3
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.0-test4
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.0-test5
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.0-test6
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.0-test7
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.0-test8
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.0-test9
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.1
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.1-rc1
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.1-rc2
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.2
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.3
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.4
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.5
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.6
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.6-rc1
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.7
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.7-rc1
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.8
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.8-rc1
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.8-rc2
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.8-rc3
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.9-2.6.20
Linux Linux kernel=2.6_test9_cvs
redhat Enterprise Linux=2.1
redhat Enterprise Linux=2.1
redhat Enterprise Linux=2.1
redhat Enterprise Linux=2.1
redhat Enterprise Linux=2.1
redhat Enterprise Linux=2.1
redhat Enterprise Linux=3.0
redhat Enterprise Linux=3.0
redhat Enterprise Linux=3.0
redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop=3.0
redhat Fedora Core=core_2.0
redhat Fedora Core=core_3.0
redhat Linux Advanced Workstation=2.1
redhat Linux Advanced Workstation=2.1
SUSE SuSE Linux=1.0
SUSE SuSE Linux=8
SUSE SuSE Linux=8.1
SUSE SuSE Linux=8.2
SUSE SuSE Linux=9.0
SUSE SuSE Linux=9.0
SUSE SuSE Linux=9.0
SUSE SuSE Linux=9.1
SUSE SuSE Linux=9.2
Trustix Secure Linux=1.5
Trustix Secure Linux=2.0
Trustix Secure Linux=2.1
Trustix Secure Linux=2.2
Turbolinux Turbolinux Server=10.0

Remediation

Patch Available

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11754

Event History

Dec 1, 2004
CVE Published
via MITRE·10:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·10:00 AM
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2004-1074?

The severity of CVE-2004-1074 is considered moderate, leading to a potential denial of service via a kernel oops.

2

How do I fix CVE-2004-1074?

To fix CVE-2004-1074, you should update the Linux kernel to a version that does not have this vulnerability.

3

What are the affected systems for CVE-2004-1074?

CVE-2004-1074 affects Linux kernel versions 2.4.0 through 2.6.8, particularly when 'memory overcommit' is enabled.

4

Who can exploit CVE-2004-1074?

CVE-2004-1074 can be exploited by local users who can execute a malformed a.out binary.

5

What is the impact of CVE-2004-1074?

The impact of CVE-2004-1074 is a denial of service, which can cause the Linux kernel to crash.

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