PT-2011-1589 · Linux+1 · Linux Kernel+1

Published 2011-01-11 · Updated 2023-02-13 · CVE-2010-4526

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 2.6.11-rc2 through 2.6.33

Description The issue is related to a race condition in the sctp icmp proto unreachable function, which can be triggered by an ICMP unreachable message to a socket that is already locked by a user. This can cause the socket to be freed and result in list corruption, leading to a denial of service (panic). The issue is also related to the sctp wait for connect function.

Recommendations For Linux kernel versions 2.6.11-rc2 through 2.6.33, consider upgrading to a version that contains a fix for this issue, as the exact fixed version is not specified in the provided information. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

DoS

Race Condition

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-362

Related Identifiers

CVE-2010-4526

DSA-2153-1

RHSA-2011:0163

RHSA-2011:0421

RHSA-2011:1253

RHSA-2011_0163

RHSA-2011_0421

Affected Products

Linux Kernel

Red Hat

References · 31

• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/04/3 · Patch
• http://redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0163.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-05302 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4526 · Security Note
• https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2011-0421.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-04359 · Security Note
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2010-4526 · Patch
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/04/13 · Patch
• https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0a54917c3fc295cb61f3fb52373c173fd3b69f48 · Note
• http://vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html · Note
• https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-4655 · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0169 · Note
• http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=50b5d6ad63821cea324a5a7a19854d4de1a0a819 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64616 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/46397 · Note