Null pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2010-2495
Published: September 8, 2010 / Updated: February 13, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU92613
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2010-2495
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
The vulnerability exists due to null pointer dereference error. A remote non-authenticated attacker can execute arbitrary code.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2010-2495
Install update from vendor's repository.
External References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/06/11
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.34
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=607054
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/04/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/23/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/04/3
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-08/msg00000.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1000-1
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3feec9095d12e311b7d4eb7fe7e5dfa75d4a72a5