SB2010093004 - Null pointer dereference in Linux kernel
Published: September 30, 2010
Security Bulletin ID
SB2010093004
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Null pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2010-3079)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to null pointer dereference error. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.35.5
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=631623
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00003.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0842.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/43684
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0070
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42758
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1041-1
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=9c55cb12c1c172e2d51e85fbb5a4796ca86b77e7