Security restrictions bypass in Linux kernel - CVE-2010-0291
Published: February 15, 2010 / Updated: February 13, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU95729
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2010-0291
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 read and manipulate data.
The Linux kernel before 2.6.32.4 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (panic) by calling the (1) mmap or (2) mremap function, aka the 'do_mremap() mess' or 'mremap/mmap mess.'
How to mitigate CVE-2010-0291
Install update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126396609004884&w=2
- http://groups.google.com/group/linux.kernel/msg/895f20870532241e
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126396065732697&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-arch&m=126004438008670&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126406814304720&w=2
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=556703
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126395874130875&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126400443123998&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126388181420690&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126399980216047&w=2
- http://groups.google.co.jp/group/fa.linux.kernel/browse_thread/thread/8bf22336b1082090
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126393370931972&w=2
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.32.4
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1996
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38492
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37906
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2005
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0161.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39033
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43315
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11824
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0ec62d290912bb4b989be7563851bc364ec73b56
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=564b3bffc619dcbdd160de597b0547a7017ea010
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f106af4e90eadd76cfc0b5325f659619e08fb762
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=bb52d6694002b9d632bb355f64daa045c6293a4e
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1a0ef85f84feb13f07b604fcf5b90ef7c2b5c82f
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2c6a10161d0b5fc047b5bd81b03693b9af99fab5
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=097eed103862f9c6a97f2e415e21d1134017b135
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0067bd8a55862ac9dd212bd1c4f6f5bff1ca1301
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=aa65607373a4daf2010e8c3867b6317619f3c1a3
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=54f5de709984bae0d31d823ff03de755f9dcac54
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2ea1d13f64efdf49319e86c87d9ba38c30902782
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f8b7256096a20436f6d0926747e3ac3d64c81d24
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=935874141df839c706cd6cdc438e85eb69d1525e
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c4caa778157dbbf04116f0ac2111e389b5cd7a29
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=570dcf2c15463842e384eb597a87c1e39bead99b
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ecc1a8993751de4e82eb18640d631dae1f626bd6
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=05d72faa6d13c9d857478a5d35c85db9adada685
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e77414e0aad6a1b063ba5e5750c582c75327ea6a
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8c7b49b3ecd48923eb64ff57e07a1cdb74782970
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=9206de95b1ea68357996ec02be5db0638a0de2c1