Integer underflow in Linux kernel

1) Integer underflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU92555

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2010-4164

CWE-ID: CWE-191 - Integer underflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to integer underflow error. A remote non-authenticated attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel: All versions

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:linux_foundation:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36.2
https://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/12/3
https://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=128951543005554&w=2
https://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/11/2
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=652517
https://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00000.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00001.html
https://secunia.com/advisories/42778
https://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0012
https://secunia.com/advisories/42801
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00004.html
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45055
https://secunia.com/advisories/42932
https://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0124
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00004.html
https://secunia.com/advisories/43291
https://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298
https://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0375
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00002.html
https://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:029
https://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5ef41308f94dcbb3b7afc56cdef1c2ba53fa5d2f

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.