Improper input validation in Linux kernel - CVE-2010-2248
Published: September 7, 2010 / Updated: February 13, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU92615
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2010-2248
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation error. A remote non-authenticated attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2010-2248
Install update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/28/6
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42242
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1024285
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/v2.6.34/ChangeLog-2.6.34-rc4
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0606.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=608583
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/28/1
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2094
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0610.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:198
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1000-1
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00004.html
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43315
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:051
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6513a81e9325d712f1bfb9a1d7b750134e49ff18