PT-2010-1834 · Linux+1 · Linux Kernel+1

Published 2010-03-17 · Updated 2023-02-13 · CVE-2010-0008

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions prior to 2.6.23

Description The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, resulting in an infinite loop, via specific chunks, including (1) an Out Of The Blue (OOTB) chunk or (2) a chunk of zero length.

Recommendations For Linux kernel versions prior to 2.6.23, update to version 2.6.23 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

DoS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-399

Related Identifiers

CVE-2010-0008

RHSA-2010:0146

RHSA-2010:0147

RHSA-2010:0148

RHSA-2010:0149

RHSA-2010:0172

RHSA-2010:0342

RHSA-2010_0146

RHSA-2010_0147

Affected Products

Linux Kernel

Red Hat

References · 27

• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/03/17/2 · Patch
• http://secunia.com/advisories/43315 · Vendor Advisory
• http://redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0342.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0146.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-05250 · Security Note
• http://redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0147.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-0008 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-05251 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/39295 · Vendor Advisory
• http://vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html · Note
• https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-0307 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded · Note
• https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-4308 · Note
• http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.23 · Note
• https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-0007 · Note