Vulnerability identifier: #VU30983
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 6.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-193
Exploitation vector: Local
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Operating systems & Components /
Operating system
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to execute arbitrary code.
** DISPUTED ** In the Linux kernel before 2.6.34, a range check issue in drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/atombios.c could cause an off by one (buffer overflow) problem. NOTE: At least one Linux maintainer believes that this CVE is incorrectly assigned and should be rejected because the value is hard coded and are not user-controllable where it is used.
Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
Linux kernel: 2.6.0 - 2.6.33.20
External links
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2010-5331
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=0031c41be5c529f8329e327b63cde92ba1284842
http://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0031c41be5c529f8329e327b63cde92ba1284842
http://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.34
http://support.f5.com/csp/article/K33183814?utm_source=f5support&utm_medium=RSS
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.