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ID:4440 - Exploit for Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2010-4250
ID:4440 - Exploit for Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2010-4250
Published: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU43959
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVE-ID: CVE-2010-4250
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local access
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Link to public exploit:
Vulnerability description
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 currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.