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CVE-2010-4668

The blk_rq_map_user_iov function in block/blk-map.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37-rc7 allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via a zero-length I/O request in a device ioctl to a SCSI device, related to an unaligned map. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2010-4163.

Published

2011-01-03T20:00:43.763

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.7 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

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

Exploitability Score

3.4

Impact Score

6.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-400

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	< 2.6.37	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.37	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.37	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.37	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.37	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.37	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.37	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.37	Yes

References

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5478755616ae2ef1ce144dded589b62b2a50d575 ([email protected])
http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/11/29/68 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/11/29/70 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/29/1 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/30/4 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/30/7 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/42890 Third Party Advisory, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.37-rc7 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0007.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45660 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64496 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/363282/ Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5478755616ae2ef1ce144dded589b62b2a50d575 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/11/29/68 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/11/29/70 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/29/1 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/30/4 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/30/7 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/42890 Third Party Advisory, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.37-rc7 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0007.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45660 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64496 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/363282/ Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)