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Linux Kernel elf_core_dump() Buffer Overflow

oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1122

The elf_core_dump function in binfmt_elf.c for Linux kernel 2.x.x to 2.2.27-rc2 2.4.x to 2.4.31-pre1 and 2.6.x to 2.6.12-rc4 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via an ELF binary that in certain conditions involving the create_elf_tables function causes a negative length argument to pass a signed integer comparison leading to a buffer overflow.

Family:
unix
Status:
ACCEPTED
Platform(s):
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
Class:
vulnerability
Reference(s):
  • CVE-2005-1263
Product(s):
  • Linux kernel