Memory corruption in Linux kernel - CVE-2010-2521

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Memory corruption in Linux kernel - CVE-2010-2521

Published: September 7, 2010 / Updated: February 13, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU92614
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-2010-2521
CWE-ID: CWE-119
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 memory corruption error. A remote non-authenticated attacker can execute arbitrary code.


Affected software

Linux kernel
Ubuntu
linux-source-2.6.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux (Ubuntu package)

How to mitigate CVE-2010-2521

Install update from vendor's repository.

linux-source-2.6.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 2.6.15-55.89
linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 2.6.24-28.80, 2.6.28-19.66, 2.6.31-22.67, 2.6.32-25.45, 2.6.35-22.35

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