usr/log.c in iscsid in open-iscsi (iscsi-initiator-utils) before 2.0-865 uses a semaphore with insecure permissions (world-writable/world-readable) for managing log messages using shared memory, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (hang) by grabbing the semaphore.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise_linux | Redhat | 5.0 (including) | 5.0 (including) |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | RedHat | iscsi-initiator-utils-0:6.2.0.742-0.6.el5 | * |
| Open-iscsi | Ubuntu | feisty | * |
References
- http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=243719
- http://osvdb.org/37270
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25679
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25749
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26438
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26543
- http://support.novell.com/techcenter/psdb/187174044e1dbe78726bcf840f7530ed.html
- http://svn.berlios.de/viewcvs/open-iscsi?rev=858\u0026view=rev
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1314
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_17_sr.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0497.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24471
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018246
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34943
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10653
- http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=243719
- http://osvdb.org/37270
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25679
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25749
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26438
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26543
- http://support.novell.com/techcenter/psdb/187174044e1dbe78726bcf840f7530ed.html
- http://svn.berlios.de/viewcvs/open-iscsi?rev=858\u0026view=rev
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1314
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_17_sr.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0497.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24471
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018246
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34943
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10653