SUSE-SA:2003:021: kernel

high Nessus Plugin ID 13791

Synopsis

The remote host is missing a vendor-supplied security patch

Description

The remote host is missing the patch for the advisory SUSE-SA:2003:021 (kernel).

The Linux kernel has a security flaw in all versions used on SUSE products excluding the upcoming SUSE LINUX 8.2 distribution. The flaw is known as ptrace/modprobe bug: The local attacker can use ptrace and attach to a modprobe process that is spawned if the user triggers the loading of a kernel module using the kmod kernel module subsystem.
This can be done by asking for network protocols that are supplied by kernel modules which are not loaded (yet). The vulnerability allows the attacker to execute arbitrary commands as root.

Solution

http://www.suse.de/security/2003_21_kernel.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 13791

File Name: suse_SA_2003_021.nasl

Version: 1.14

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 7/25/2004

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 8.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: Host/SuSE/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2003-0127

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