#VU92562 Improper privilege management in Linux kernel - CVE-2010-4258
Vulnerability identifier: #VU92562
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 6.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear]
CVE-ID: CVE-2010-4258
CWE-ID:
CWE-269
Exploitation vector: Local
Exploit availability: Yes
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Operating systems & Components /
Operating system
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code.
The vulnerability exists due to improper privilege management error. A local user can execute arbitrary code.
Mitigation
Install update from vendor's repository.
Vulnerable software versions
Linux kernel: All versions
External links
https://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/09/4
https://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/08/5
https://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/02/4
https://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-12/0086.html
https://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/02/2
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=659567
https://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=129117048916957&w=2
https://blog.nelhage.com/2010/12/cve-2010-4258-from-dos-to-privesc/
https://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/09/14
https://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/08/9
https://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/02/7
https://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/08/4
https://lkml.org/lkml/2010/12/1/543
https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36.2
https://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/02/3
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/052513.html
https://secunia.com/advisories/42745
https://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3321
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00001.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00000.html
https://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0012
https://secunia.com/advisories/42778
https://secunia.com/advisories/42801
https://secunia.com/advisories/42932
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00004.html
https://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0124
https://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0213
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00007.html
https://secunia.com/advisories/43056
https://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0375
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00002.html
https://secunia.com/advisories/43291
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://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/01/chrome-os-beta-channel-update.html
https://code.google.com/p/chromium-os/issues/detail?id=10234
https://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=33dd94ae1ccbfb7bf0fb6c692bc3d1c4269e6177
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. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.
