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CVE-2010-4668 Detail

Description

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.


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

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2010-4668
NVD Published Date:
01/03/2011
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
MITRE