Improper input validation in Linux kernel - CVE-2010-0741
Published: April 12, 2010 / Updated: February 13, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU92624
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-2010-0741
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-2010-0741
Install update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2009-10/msg02495.html
- https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qemu-kvm/+bug/458521
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0271.html
- http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2009-10/msg02480.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/03/29/4
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=577218
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0760
- https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/56479/
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1023798
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0476.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11143
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=virt/kvm/qemu-kvm.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=184bd0484533b725194fa517ddc271ffd74da7c9