SB2012062212 - Buffer overflow in Linux kernel
Published: June 22, 2012 Updated: August 11, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2012062212
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2010-4650)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
Buffer overflow in the fuse_do_ioctl function in fs/fuse/file.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37 allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging the ability to operate a CUSE server.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.37
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=7572777eef78ebdee1ecb7c258c0ef94d35bad16
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/06/18
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=667892
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/7572777eef78ebdee1ecb7c258c0ef94d35bad16