CVE - CVE-2004-1070

CVE-ID
CVE-2004-1070	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
The load_elf_binary function in the binfmt_elf loader (binfmt_elf.c) in Linux kernel 2.4.x up to 2.4.27, and 2.6.x up to 2.6.8, does not properly check return values from calls to the kernel_read function, which may allow local users to modify sensitive memory in a setuid program and execute arbitrary code.
References
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BID:11646 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11646 DEBIAN:DSA-1067 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1067 DEBIAN:DSA-1069 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1069 DEBIAN:DSA-1070 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1070 DEBIAN:DSA-1082 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1082 FEDORA:FLSA:2336 URL:https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=2336 MANDRAKE:MDKSA-2005:022 URL:http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:022 MISC:http://www.isec.pl/vulnerabilities/isec-0017-binfmt_elf.txt OVAL:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9450 URL:https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9450 REDHAT:RHSA-2004:504 URL:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-504.html REDHAT:RHSA-2004:505 URL:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-505.html REDHAT:RHSA-2004:549 URL:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-549.html SECUNIA:19607 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/19607 SECUNIA:20162 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/20162 SECUNIA:20163 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/20163 SECUNIA:20202 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/20202 SECUNIA:20338 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/20338 SGI:20060402-01-U URL:ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060402-01-U XF:linux-elf-setuid-gain-privileges(18025) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18025
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20041129	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20041129)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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