#VU43961 Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2010-4650
Published: June 22, 2012 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU43961
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2010-4650
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
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.
External links
- 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