Resource management errors in Linux kernel - CVE-2010-1488
Published: April 20, 2010 / Updated: March 19, 2012
Vulnerability identifier: #VU92623
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2010-1488
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform service disruption.
The vulnerability exists due to resource management errors error within the badness() function in fs/proc/base.c. A local user can perform service disruption.
How to mitigate CVE-2010-1488
Install update from vendor's repository.