Permissions, privileges, and access controls in Linux kernel - CVE-2010-1641

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Permissions, privileges, and access controls in Linux kernel - CVE-2010-1641

Published: June 1, 2010 / Updated: February 13, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU92621
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2010-1641
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to read and manipulate data.

The vulnerability exists due to security restrictions bypass error. A local user can read and manipulate data.


Affected software

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

How to mitigate CVE-2010-1641

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

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