PT-2010-5692 · Linux+2 · Linux Kernel+2
Dan Rosenberg
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Published
1970-01-01
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Updated
2023-02-13
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CVE-2010-3442
CVSS v2.0
7.8
High
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
SUSE Linux Enterprise (affected versions not specified)
Linux kernel versions prior to 2.6.36-rc5-next-20100929
Description
The issue involves multiple vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel that can lead to a denial of service or potentially other impacts. These vulnerabilities can be exploited remotely. Specifically, there are multiple integer overflows in the
snd ctl new function in sound/core/control.c that allow local users to cause heap memory corruption via crafted ioctl calls, such as SNDRV CTL IOCTL ELEM ADD or SNDRV CTL IOCTL ELEM REPLACE.Recommendations
For Linux kernel versions prior to 2.6.36-rc5-next-20100929, update to version 2.6.36-rc5-next-20100929 or later to resolve the issue.
For SUSE Linux Enterprise, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
Exploit
DoS
Integer Overflow
Information Disclosure
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Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Linux Kernel
Red Hat
Suse Linux Enterprise