Resource management errors in Linux kernel - CVE-2010-1436
Published: May 21, 2010 / Updated: February 13, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU92823
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2010-1436
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
gfs2 in the Linux kernel 2.6.18, and possibly other versions, does not properly handle when the gfs2_quota struct occupies 2 separate pages, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via certain manipulations that cause an out-of-bounds write, as demonstrated by writing from an ext3 file system to a gfs2 file system.
Affected software
Linux kernel
Ubuntu
linux-source-2.6.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux (Ubuntu package)
Ubuntu
linux-source-2.6.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux (Ubuntu package)
How to mitigate CVE-2010-1436
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
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
External References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/28/1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=586006
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/27/1
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43315
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/58839
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10652
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded