SB2012062210 - Memory leak in Linux kernel

CSH
CYBERSECURITY HELP
Sign In REGISTER

Main Vulnerability Database SB2012062210

SB2012062210 - Memory leak in Linux kernel

Published: June 22, 2012 Updated: August 11, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2012062210
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
  • Low
  • Medium
  • High
  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2010-4250)

CWE-ID: CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime

CVSSv4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the inotify_init1 function in fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via vectors involving failed attempts to create files. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service attack.


Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.

References