Security restrictions bypass in Linux kernel - CVE-2010-1446
Published: May 21, 2010 / Updated: August 17, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU92824
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2010-1446
CWE-ID: CWE-264
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 manipulate data.
arch/powerpc/mm/fsl_booke_mmu.c in KGDB in the Linux kernel 2.6.30 and other versions before 2.6.33, when running on PowerPC, does not properly perform a security check for access to a kernel page, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary kernel memory, related to Fsl booke.
How to mitigate CVE-2010-1446
Install update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-07/msg00006.html
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/5/10/458
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39830
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40645
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2053
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/29/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/29/9
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/30/1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1857
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/58840