PT-2011-1620 · Linux+1 · Linux Kernel+1

Published 2011-04-08 · Updated 2023-02-13 · CVE-2010-4656

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/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 the iowarrior write function in the Linux kernel, which does not properly allocate memory. This could allow local users to trigger a heap-based buffer overflow, potentially causing a denial of service or allowing them to gain privileges via a long report.

Recommendations For Linux kernel versions prior to 2.6.37, update to version 2.6.37 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

DoS

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

Related Identifiers

CVE-2010-4656

DSA-2153-1

RHSA-2011:0330

RHSA-2011:0421

RHSA-2011_0421

Affected Products

Linux Kernel

Red Hat

References · 27

• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=672420 · Patch
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-05302 · Security Note
• http://ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1146-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2011-0421.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-04359 · Security Note
• https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2011-2014.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/25/4 · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4656 · Security Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/25/3 · Patch
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/24/9 · Patch
• https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0a54917c3fc295cb61f3fb52373c173fd3b69f48 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/46069 · Note
• https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-4648 · Note
• http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.37 · Note
• https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-0695 · Note