PT-2011-1616 · Linux+2 · Linux Kernel+2

Eugene Teo · Published 2011-02-18 · Updated 2023-02-13 · CVE-2010-4649

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.9

Medium

Base vector

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

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

Description The issue is related to an integer overflow in the ib uverbs poll cq function, which can cause a denial of service due to memory corruption. It may also have unspecified other impacts. This is achieved by providing a large value of a certain structure member.

Recommendations For Linux kernel versions prior to 2.6.37, update to version 2.6.37 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the ib uverbs poll cq function to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

DoS

Integer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-190

Related Identifiers

CVE-2010-4649

DSA-2153-1

RHSA-2011:0330

RHSA-2011:0498

RHSA-2011:0927

RHSA-2011_0498

RHSA-2011_0927

Affected Products

Linux Kernel

Red Hat

Suse

References · 49

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4649 · Security Note
• https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2011-2015.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2014-00069 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-04359 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-04343 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-04342 · Security Note
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0927.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2011-0498.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-04341 · Security Note
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=667916 · Patch
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-04607 · Security Note
• https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8909c9ad8ff03611c9c96c9a92656213e4bb495b · Note
• https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/da48524eb20662618854bb3df2db01fc65f3070c · Note
• https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-4649 · Note
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=695383 · Note