Input validation error in Linux kernel - CVE-2010-4242
Published: January 11, 2011 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU45478
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2010-4242
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2010-4242
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.
Sources
- http://git.kernel.org/linus/c19483cc5e56ac5e22dd19cf25ba210ab1537773
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00002.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42789
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42890
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42963
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43291
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46397
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0004.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0007.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0162.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45014
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0024
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0168
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0375
- http://xorl.wordpress.com/2010/12/01/cve-2010-4242-linux-kernel-bluetooth-hci-uart-invalid-pointer-access/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=641410
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64617
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2010/10/7/255