Resource management errors in Linux kernel - CVE-2010-1086
Published: April 7, 2010 / Updated: November 16, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU95195
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-2010-1086
CWE-ID: CWE-399
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 resource management errors error within the dvb_net_ule() function in drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_net.c. A remote non-authenticated attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2010-1086
Install update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commitdiff;h=29e1fa3565a7951cc415c634eb2b78dbdbee151d
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00007.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39649
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39742
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39830
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43315
- http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100088287
- http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100090459
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2053
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2010_23_kernel.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/03/01/1
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0394.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0398.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38479
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=569237
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10569