Explain CVE-2006-1343
net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_conntrack_core.c in Linux kernel 2.4 and 2.6, and possibly net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_conntrack_l3proto_ipv4.c in 2.6, does not clear sockaddr_in.sin_zero before returning IPv4 socket names from the getsockopt function with SO_ORIGINAL_DST, which allows local users to obtain portions of potentially sensitive memory.
Affected Products: n/a
References: [{'name': 'RHSA-2006:0437', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0437.html'}, {'name': 'ADV-2006-4502', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_VUPEN'], 'url': 'http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4502'}, {'name': '20060531 rPSA-2006-0087-1 kernel', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_BUGTRAQ'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435490/100/0/threaded'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2006:0579', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0579.html'}, {'name': 'USN-281-1', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_UBUNTU'], 'url': 'https://usn.ubuntu.com/281-1/'}, {'name': '29841', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_OSVDB'], 'url': 'http://www.osvdb.org/29841'}, {'name': '22875', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/22875'}, {'name': '21136', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/21136'}, {'name': 'MDKSA-2006:150', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_MANDRIVA'], 'url': 'http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:150'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://www.vmware.com/download/esx/esx-202-200610-patch.html'}, {'name': '2006-0032', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_TRUSTIX'], 'url': 'http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0032/'}, {'name': 'MDKSA-2006:123', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_MANDRIVA'], 'url': 'http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:123'}, {'name': '20061113 VMSA-2006-0008 - VMware ESX Server 2.0.2 Upgrade Patch 2', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_BUGTRAQ'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451426/100/200/threaded'}, {'name': '21983', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/21983'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://www.vmware.com/download/esx/esx-213-200610-patch.html'}, {'name': 'linux-sockaddr-memory-leak(25425)', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_XF'], 'url': 'https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25425'}, {'name': 'DSA-1097', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_DEBIAN'], 'url': 'http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1097'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2006:0575', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0575.html'}, {'name': '19955', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/19955'}, {'name': 'oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10875', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'signature', 'x_refsource_OVAL'], 'url': 'https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10875'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2006:0580', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0580.html'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-180.htm'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://www.vmware.com/download/esx/esx-254-200610-patch.html'}, {'name': '19357', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/19357'}, {'name': '21465', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/21465'}, {'name': '20061113 VMSA-2006-0006 - VMware ESX Server 2.5.3 Upgrade Patch 4', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_BUGTRAQ'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451404/100/0/threaded'}, {'name': '21045', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/21045'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-200.htm'}, {'name': '20061113 VMSA-2006-0007 - VMware ESX Server 2.1.3 Upgrade Patch 2', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_BUGTRAQ'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451417/100/200/threaded'}, {'name': '22417', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/22417'}, {'name': '17203', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_BID'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17203'}, {'name': '22093', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/22093'}, {'name': '20671', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/20671'}, {'name': 'ADV-2006-2071', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_VUPEN'], 'url': 'http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2071'}, {'name': '20061113 VMSA-2006-0005 - VMware ESX Server 2.5.4 Upgrade Patch 1', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_BUGTRAQ'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451419/100/200/threaded'}, {'name': 'DSA-1184', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_DEBIAN'], 'url': 'http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1184'}, {'name': '[linux-netdev] 20060304 BUG: Small information leak in SO_ORIGINAL_DST (2.4 and 2.6) and', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_MLIST'], 'url': 'http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=114148078223594&w=2'}]
CVE State: PUBLISHED