#VU92563 Null pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2010-4342 

 

#VU92563 Null pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2010-4342

Published: December 30, 2010 / Updated: February 13, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU92563
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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-2010-4342
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation

Description

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

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


Remediation

Install update from vendor's repository.

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