Integer overflow in Linux kernel

1) Integer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU92558

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2010-4162

CWE-ID: CWE-190 - Integer overflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow error. A local user 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://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/10/18
https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36.2
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=652529
https://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/12/2
https://secunia.com/advisories/42745
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/052513.html
https://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3321
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.securityfocus.com/bid/44793
https://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0012
https://secunia.com/advisories/42801
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00004.html
https://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0124
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00004.html
https://secunia.com/advisories/42932
https://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0007.html
https://secunia.com/advisories/42890
https://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.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=cb4644cac4a2797afc847e6c92736664d4b0ea34

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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