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CVE-2010-2954

The irda_bind function in net/irda/af_irda.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc3-next-20100901 does not properly handle failure of the irda_open_tsap function, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and panic) and possibly have unspecified other impact via multiple unsuccessful calls to bind on an AF_IRDA (aka PF_IRDA) socket.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2010-2954 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 5 products from linux, from opensuse, from suse and 2 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2010, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2010-09-03T20:00:04.060

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.9 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

6.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-476

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	< 2.6.36	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.36	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.36	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.36	Yes
Operating System	opensuse	opensuse	11.3	Yes
Operating System	suse	linux_enterprise_desktop	11	Yes
Operating System	suse	linux_enterprise_desktop	11	Yes
Operating System	suse	linux_enterprise_server	11	Yes
Operating System	suse	linux_enterprise_server	11	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	6.06	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	8.04	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	9.04	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	9.10	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	10.04	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	10.10	Yes

References

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=628e300cccaa628d8fb92aa28cb7530a3d5f2257 ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00005.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00003.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-11/msg00000.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128331787923285&w=2 Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/41234 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/41512 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://twitter.com/taviso/statuses/22635752128 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/next/patch-v2.6.36-rc3-next-20100901.bz2 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg139404.html Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1000-1 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2266 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2430 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=628770 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/61522 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=628e300cccaa628d8fb92aa28cb7530a3d5f2257 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00005.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00003.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-11/msg00000.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128331787923285&w=2 Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/41234 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/41512 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://twitter.com/taviso/statuses/22635752128 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/next/patch-v2.6.36-rc3-next-20100901.bz2 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg139404.html Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1000-1 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2266 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2430 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=628770 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/61522 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For linux's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.