Null pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2010-1187
Published: March 31, 2010 / Updated: August 13, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU95198
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-2010-1187
CWE-ID: CWE-476
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 Transparent Inter-Process Communication (TIPC) functionality in Linux kernel 2.6.16-rc1 through 2.6.33, and possibly other versions, allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel OOPS) by sending datagrams through AF_TIPC before entering network mode, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference.
How to mitigate CVE-2010-1187
Install update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6.git;a=commitdiff;h=d0021b252eaf65ca07ed14f0d66425dd9ccab9a6;hp=6d55cb91a0020ac0d78edcad61efd6c8cf5785a3
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39830
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43315
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2053
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:198
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/03/30/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/03/31/1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39120
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=578057
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9832