SB2010090702 - Improper input validation in Linux kernel
Published: September 7, 2010
Security Bulletin ID
SB2010090702
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2010-2248)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation error. A remote non-authenticated attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/28/6
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42242
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1024285
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/v2.6.34/ChangeLog-2.6.34-rc4
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0606.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=608583
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/28/1
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2094
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0610.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:198
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1000-1
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00004.html
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43315
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:051
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6513a81e9325d712f1bfb9a1d7b750134e49ff18