Integer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2010-4157
Published: December 10, 2010 / Updated: February 13, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU92572
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 7.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2010-4157
CWE-ID: CWE-190
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code.
The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow error. A local user can execute arbitrary code.
Affected software
Linux kernel
Ubuntu
linux-source-2.6.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux (Ubuntu package)
Ubuntu
linux-source-2.6.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux (Ubuntu package)
How to mitigate CVE-2010-4157
Install update from vendor's repository.
linux-source-2.6.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 2.6.15-55.93
linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 2.6.31-22.70, 2.6.32-27.49, 2.6.35-24.42
linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 2.6.31-22.70, 2.6.32-27.49, 2.6.35-24.42
External References
- http://ns3.spinics.net/lists/linux-scsi/msg47361.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/09/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44648
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/09/5
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=651147
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/09/4
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/10/12
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36.1
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/09/1
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/052513.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42745
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3321
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0958.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0004.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00000.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00001.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0012
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42801
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42778
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00004.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0124
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0024
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00004.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42789
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42932
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42963
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0162.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0168
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43291
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00002.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0375
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298
- 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=f63ae56e4e97fb12053590e41a4fa59e7daa74a4