PT-2010-2084 · Linux+1 · Linux Kernel+1

Eugene Teo

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CVE-2010-0291

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Published

2010-02-15

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Updated

2026-02-18

CVSS v2.0

4.6

Medium

VectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions prior to 2.6.32.4
Description The issue allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service by calling the mmap or mremap function. This is related to the do mremap() function.
Recommendations For versions prior to 2.6.32.4, update to version 2.6.32.4 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of the mmap and mremap functions until a patch is available.

Fix

DoS

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

CVE-2010-0291
DSA-1996-1
DSA-2005-1
RHSA-2010:0161
RHSA-2010:0504
RHSA-2010_0504

Affected Products

Linux Kernel
Red Hat