CVE-2010-1187
MEDIUM severity · CVSS 4.9 · CWE-476
4.9CVSS MEDIUM
Summary
The Transparent Inter-Process Communication (TIPC) functionality in Linux kernel 2.6.16-rc1 through 2.6.33, and possibly other versions, allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel OOPS) by sending datagrams through AF_TIPC before entering network mode, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorLocal
Attack complexityLow
Privileges required—
User interaction—
Confidentiality impactNone
Integrity impactNone
Availability impact—
Exploit probability (EPSS)0%
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=d0021b252eaf65ca07ed14f0d66425dd9ccab9a6%3Bhp=6d55cb91a0020ac0d78edcad61efd6c8cf5785a3
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39830Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43315Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2053Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:198Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/03/30/1Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/03/31/1Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threadedAdvisory