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CVE-2010-5328 Detail

Description

include/linux/init_task.h in the Linux kernel before 2.6.35 does not prevent signals with a process group ID of zero from reaching the swapper process, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) by leveraging access to this process group.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://ftp.naist.jp/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.35 Release Notes  Vendor Advisory 
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=f106eee10038c2ee5b6056aaf3f6d5229be6dcdd Issue Tracking  Patch  Third Party Advisory 
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=f20011457f41c11edb5ea5038ad0c8ea9f392023 Issue Tracking  Patch  Third Party Advisory 
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=fa2755e20ab0c7215d99c2dc7c262e98a09b01df Issue Tracking  Patch  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/21/2 Mailing List  Patch  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97103
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1358840 Issue Tracking  Patch 
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f106eee10038c2ee5b6056aaf3f6d5229be6dcdd Issue Tracking  Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f20011457f41c11edb5ea5038ad0c8ea9f392023 Issue Tracking  Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/fa2755e20ab0c7215d99c2dc7c262e98a09b01df Issue Tracking  Patch  Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2010-5328
NVD Published Date:
02/06/2017
NVD Last Modified:
03/28/2017
Source:
MITRE