Null pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2010-3079
Published: September 30, 2010 / Updated: February 13, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU92599
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2010-3079
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to null pointer dereference error. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Affected software
Linux kernel
Ubuntu
linux (Ubuntu package)
Ubuntu
linux (Ubuntu package)
How to mitigate CVE-2010-3079
Install update from vendor's repository.
linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 2.6.31-22.70, 2.6.32-27.49, 2.6.35-24.42
External References
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.35.5
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=631623
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00003.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0842.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/43684
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0070
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42758
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1041-1
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=9c55cb12c1c172e2d51e85fbb5a4796ca86b77e7