PT-2017-1978 · Linux · Linux Kernel

Published 2017-04-24 · Updated 2017-04-27 · CVE-2010-5329

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions prior to 2.6.39

Description The issue is related to the video usercopy function in the Linux kernel, which relies on the count value of a v4l2 ext controls data structure to determine a kmalloc size. This might allow local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large value. The problem is associated with resource management errors in the Linux kernel.

Recommendations For Linux kernel versions prior to 2.6.39, update to version 2.6.39 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-399

Related Identifiers

BDU:2017-01142

CVE-2010-5329

Affected Products

Linux Kernel

References · 10

• https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/fc0a80798576f80ca10b3f6c9c7097f12fd1d64e · Patch
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2010-5329 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-01142 · Security Note
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-5329 · Security Note
• https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=fc0a80798576f80ca10b3f6c9c7097f12fd1d64e · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-5329 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2010-5329 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/97986 · Note
• http://linuxtv.org/irc/v4l/index.php?date=2010-07-29 · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/08/4 · Note