PT-2010-5425 · Linux · Linux Kernel

Nelson Elhage · CVE-2010-4342 · Published 2010-12-30 · Updated 2023-02-13

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.1

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions prior to 2.6.37-rc6

Description The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by sending a specific packet over UDP, resulting in a NULL pointer dereference and OOPS. This occurs when the Econet protocol is enabled and an Acorn Universal Networking (AUN) packet is sent.

Recommendations For Linux kernel versions prior to 2.6.37-rc6, update to version 2.6.37-rc6 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider disabling the Econet protocol to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

NULL Pointer Dereference

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-476

Related Identifiers

CVE-2010-4342

DSA-2153-1

Affected Products

Linux Kernel

References · 11

• 🔥 http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=129185496013580&w=2 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=129186011218615&w=2 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/09/1 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/09/2 · Exploit
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00002.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4342 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/45321 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/43291 · Note
• http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4e085e76cbe558b79b54cbab772f61185879bc64 · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0375 · Note
• http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.37-rc6 · Note