SB2010122203 - Null pointer dereference in Linux kernel
Published: December 22, 2010
Security Bulletin ID
SB2010122203
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Null pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2010-4346)
The vulnerability allows a local user to manipulate data.
The vulnerability exists due to null pointer dereference error. A local user can manipulate data.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/09/12
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.37-rc6
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42570
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/10/3
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2010/12/9/222
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=662189
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/10/2
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/09/13
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45323
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:029
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46397
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=462e635e5b73ba9a4c03913b77138cd57ce4b050