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CVE-2010-0307 Detail

Description

The load_elf_binary function in fs/binfmt_elf.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.32.8 on the x86_64 platform does not ensure that the ELF interpreter is available before a call to the SET_PERSONALITY macro, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a 32-bit application that attempts to execute a 64-bit application and then triggers a segmentation fault, as demonstrated by amd64_killer, related to the flush_old_exec function.


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Vendor Statements (disclaimer)

Official Statement from Red Hat (03/17/2010)

Red Hat is aware of this issue and is tracking it via the following bug: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/CVE-2010-0307. This issue has been rated as having moderate security impact. This issue was addressed in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 via https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0146.html. Future updates in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG may address this flaw. This issue is not planned to be fixed in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, due to this product being in Production 3 of its maintenance life-cycle, where only qualified security errata of important or critical impact are addressed. For further information about Errata Support Policy, visit: http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/errata/

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Hyperlink Resource
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=221af7f87b97431e3ee21ce4b0e77d5411cf1549
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035159.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00000.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://marc.info/?l=linux-mm&m=126466407724382&w=2 Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://marc.info/?t=126466700200002&r=1&w=2 Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100088287 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1996 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.globalsecuritymag.com/Vigil-nce-Linux-kernel-denial-of%2C20100202%2C15754.html
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.32.8 Vendor Advisory 
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:066 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/01/1 Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/01/5 Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/04/1 Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/04/9 Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0398.html Third Party Advisory 
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0771.html Third Party Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38027 Exploit  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-914-1 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html Third Party Advisory 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0638 Third Party Advisory 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=560547 Issue Tracking  Third Party Advisory 
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10870 Third Party Advisory 
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0146.html Third Party Advisory 

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2010-0307
NVD Published Date:
02/17/2010
NVD Last Modified:
02/12/2023
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.