Null pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2010-4346
Published: December 22, 2010 / Updated: February 13, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU92571
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2010-4346
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to manipulate data.
The vulnerability exists due to null pointer dereference error. A local user can manipulate data.
Affected software
Linux kernel
Ubuntu
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu package)
Ubuntu
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu package)
How to mitigate CVE-2010-4346
Install update from vendor's repository.
linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 2.6.24-29.88, 2.6.32-29.58, 2.6.35-27.48
linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu package) - update to 2.6.35-30.56~lucid1
linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu package) - update to 2.6.35-30.56~lucid1
External References
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/09/12
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.37-rc6
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42570
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/10/3
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2010/12/9/222
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=662189
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/10/2
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/09/13
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45323
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:029
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46397
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=462e635e5b73ba9a4c03913b77138cd57ce4b050