SB2015040504 - Ubuntu update for linux
Published: April 5, 2015 Updated: October 31, 2026
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 9 vulnerabilities.
1) Information exposure (CVE-ID: CVE-2010-4075)
CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor
CVSSv4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to information exposure error within the serial_tiocmset() function in drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c, within the uart_wait_modem_status(), uart_get_count() and uart_ioctl() functions in drivers/serial/serial_core.c, within the tty_tiocmset() and tty_ioctl() functions in drivers/char/tty_io.c. A local user can gain access to sensitive information.
2) Information exposure (CVE-ID: CVE-2010-4158)
CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor
CVSSv4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to information exposure error. A local user can gain access to sensitive information.
3) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2010-4162)
CWE-ID: CWE-190 - Integer overflow
CVSSv4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow error. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
4) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2010-4163)
CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation
CVSSv4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation error. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
5) Integer underflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2010-4164)
CWE-ID: CWE-191 - Integer underflow
CVSSv4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/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 non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to integer underflow error. A remote non-authenticated attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
6) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2010-4242)
CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation
CVSSv4: 5.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows local users to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via vectors related to the Bluetooth driver.
7) Improper privilege management (CVE-ID: CVE-2010-4258)
CWE-ID: CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
CVSSv4: 7.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code.
The vulnerability exists due to improper privilege management error. A local user can execute arbitrary code.
8) Null pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2010-4346)
CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference
CVSSv4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a local user to manipulate data.
The vulnerability exists due to null pointer dereference error. A local user can manipulate data.
9) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2010-4668)
CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion
CVSSv4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to resource exhaustion error within the blk_rq_map_user_iov() function in block/blk-map.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.