TITLE:
OpenBSD "vga" Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA23608
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CRITICAL:
Less critical
IMPACT:
Privilege escalation
WHERE:
Local system
OPERATING SYSTEM:
OpenBSD 4.0
http://secunia.com/product/12486/
OpenBSD 3.x
http://secunia.com/product/100/
DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in OpenBSD, which can be exploited
by malicious, local users to gain escalated privileges.
The vulnerability is caused due to an input validation error in
sys/dev/pci/vga_pci.c of "vga" (VGA graphics driver for wscons),
which can be exploited to gain escalated privileges.
Successful exploitation may allow to gain root privileges, but
requires that the kernel is compiled with "option PCIAGP" (by default
only available for i386) and that the device is not AGP compatible.
The vulnerability is reported in OpenBSD 3.9 and 4.0. Other versions
may also be affected.
SOLUTION:
Apply patch.
OpenBSD 3.9:
ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.9/i386/017_agp.patch
OpenBSD 4.0:
ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/4.0/i386/007_agp.patch
PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reported by the vendor.
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.openbsd.org/errata.html#agp
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