Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2010-2492
Published: September 8, 2010 / Updated: February 13, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU92612
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2010-2492
CWE-ID: CWE-120
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 buffer 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-2010-2492
Install update from vendor's repository.
linux-source-2.6.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 2.6.15-55.86
linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 2.6.24-28.73, 2.6.28-19.62, 2.6.31-22.61, 2.6.32-24.39
linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 2.6.24-28.73, 2.6.28-19.62, 2.6.31-22.61, 2.6.32-24.39
External References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=611385
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.35
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:172
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0723.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:198
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0007.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42890
- http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100113326
- 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=a6f80fb7b5986fda663d94079d3bba0937a6b6ff