Input validation error in Linux kernel - CVE-2010-0623
Published: February 15, 2010 / Updated: August 14, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU93701
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2010-0623
CWE-ID: CWE-20
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 a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the unqueue_me_pi() function in kernel/futex.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2010-0623
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14256
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=5ecb01cfdf96c5f465192bdb2a4fd4a61a24c6cc
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00006.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38922
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.33-rc7
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:088
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/11/2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-914-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0638