Security readout for executives and security teams
This is an old Linux kernel issue affecting 2.6 kernels before 2.6.13.1. A local user could trigger a crash-like denial of service or read arbitrary memory through crafted input. It matters mainly for unsupported legacy Linux systems, not modern patched hosts. Exposure is likely limited to hosts still running Linux kernel 2.6 versions earlier than 2.6.13.1 or affected vendor backports. Systems without local untrusted users have lower practical exposure. Treat as a legacy-system hygiene issue. Escalate only if business-critical systems still run affected Linux 2.6 kernels with local multi-user access. Mitigation focus: Inventory Linux kernel versions on legacy hosts.; Apply the relevant vendor kernel security update where available.; Upgrade kernels older than 2.6.13.1 or retire unsupported systems..
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- kernel-rawsendmsg-obtain-information(22218)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=166830CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11031CVE reference · vdb-entry, signature
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