#VU92558 Integer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2010-4162
Vulnerability identifier: #VU92558
Vulnerability 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:
CWE-ID:
CWE-190
Exploitation vector: Local
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Operating systems & Components /
Operating system
Vendor: Linux Foundation
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
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.
