SB2010123003 - Null pointer dereference in Linux kernel
Published: December 30, 2010
Security Bulletin ID
SB2010123003
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) Null pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2010-4342)
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 website.
References
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/09/1
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/09/2
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=129185496013580&w=2
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.37-rc6
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=129186011218615&w=2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45321
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0375
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43291
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00002.html
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4e085e76cbe558b79b54cbab772f61185879bc64