Ultra Monkey: Kernel Security Bug Database

CAN-2003-0461

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CVE	CAN-2003-0461[offsite]
Updated	Tue, 06 Jul 2004 14:32:34 +0900
Summary	/proc/tty/driver/serial in Linux 2.4.x reveals the exact number of characters used in serial links, which could allow local users to obtain potentially sensitive information such as the length of passwords. (text:DSA-358-4)
Status	Closed
Priority	Low
Source	RHSA-2004:188-14 RHSA-2003:238-16 DSA-358-4
Link	Ultra Monkey News 2003-08-06-00 Ultra Monkey News 2003-12-08-00 Ultra Monkey News 2004-06-28-02 Ultra Monkey News 2004-06-26-01
Resolved In
Kernel	Vulnerable (2.4.22-ac1 ok)
Patch	http://developer.osdl.org/~chrisw/audit/2.4/proc_tty_serial.diff[offsite]
Red Hat Linux 7.3
Vendor	kernel-2.4.20-19.7
UltraMonkey	kernel-2.4.20-19.7.um.1
Red Hat Linux 8.0
Vendor	kernel-2.4.20-19.8
UltraMonkey	kernel-2.4.20-19.8.um.1
Red Hat Linux 9
Vendor	kernel-kernel-2.4.20-19.9
UltraMonkey	kernel-2.4.20-19.9.um.1 (initial release)
Fedora Core 1
Vendor	Not Vulnerable (>=2.4.22-ac1)
UltraMonkey	Not Vulnerable (>=2.4.22-ac1)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
Vendor	kernel-2.4.21-15.EL
UltraMonkey	kernel-2.4.21-15.0.2.EL.um.1
Debian Woody
Vendor	kernel-source-2.4.18_2.4.18-11
UltraMonkey	kernel-source-2.4.22_2.4.22-1-ipvs_2.4.22-4woody.um.1
Debian Sid
Vendor	kernel-2.4.21_2.4.21-4
UltraMonkey	kernel-source-2.4.22_2.4.22-1-ipvs_2.4.22-4.um.1
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