PT-2010-5334 · Linux+1 · Linux Kernel+1

Published 2010-11-20 · Updated 2023-02-13 · CVE-2010-4169

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.9

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions prior to 2.6.37-rc2

Description The issue is related to a use-after-free vulnerability in the mm/mprotect.c file of the Linux kernel. This vulnerability can be exploited by local users to cause a denial of service through vectors involving an mprotect system call.

Recommendations For versions prior to 2.6.37-rc2, update to version 2.6.37-rc2 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

DoS

Use After Free

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-416

Related Identifiers

CVE-2010-4169

RHSA-2010:0958

RHSA-2011:0283

RHSA-2011_0283

Affected Products

Linux Kernel

Red Hat

References · 29

• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00000.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4169 · Security Note
• http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128979684911295&w=2 · Patch
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=651671 · Patch
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/052513.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0958.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2011-0283.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2011-2010.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128984344103497&w=2 · Patch
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00004.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-4169 · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298 · Note
• http://exploit-db.com/exploits/15619 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/42778 · Note