SB2019110734 - Input validation error in Linux kernel
Published: November 7, 2019 Updated: July 17, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019110734
Severity
Medium
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) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2010-2243)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
A vulnerability exists in kernel/time/clocksource.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.34 where on non-GENERIC_TIME systems (GENERIC_TIME=n), accessing /sys/devices/system/clocksource/clocksource0/current_clocksource results in an OOPS.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.