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>> Linux Kernel CD-ROM Driver "dvd_read_bca()" Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Title : Linux Kernel CD-ROM Driver "dvd_read_bca()" Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2006-2680
CVE ID : CVE-2006-2935
Rated as : Moderate Risk 
Remotely Exploitable : No
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2006-07-05
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A vulnerability has been identified in Linux Kernel, which could be exploited by local attackers to obtain elevated privileges. This flaw is due to a buffer overflow error in the "dvd_read_bca()" [drivers/cdrom/cdrom.c] function that assigns a wrong value to a length variable, which could be exploited by malicious users to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges via a specially crafted USB Storage device.
Affected Products
Linux Kernel version 2.6.17.3 and prior
Solution
VUPEN Security is not aware of any vendor-supplied patch.
References
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2680
http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2966
Credits
Vulnerability reported by Marcus Meissner
ChangeLog
2006-07-05 : Initial release
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