CVE-2010-4250
Linux Kernel 2.6.x - 'inotify_init()' Memory Leak Local Denial of Service
Severity Score
4.9
*CVSS v2
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
1
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
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*SSVC
Descriptions
Memory leak in the inotify_init1 function in fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via vectors involving failed attempts to create files.
Una vulnerabilidad de pérdida de memoria en la función inotify_init1 en fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c en versiones del kernel de Linux anteriores a v2.6.37 permite a usuarios locales provocar una denegación de servicio (por excesivo consumo de memoria) a través de vectores relacionados con intentos fallidos de creación de archivos.
*Credits:
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Timeline
- 2010-11-16 CVE Reserved
- 2010-11-24 First Exploit
- 2011-10-25 CVE Published
- 2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
- CWE-399: Resource Management Errors
- CWE-401: Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
CAPEC
References (7)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.37 | X_refsource_confirm | |
| http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a2ae4cc9a16e211c8a128ba10d22a85431f093ab | X_refsource_confirm | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/24/11 | Mailing List |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35013 | 2010-11-24 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a2ae4cc9a16e211c8a128ba10d22a85431f093ab | 2023-02-13 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=656830 | 2011-05-10 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-4250 | 2011-05-10 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | <= 2.6.36.4 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " <= 2.6.36.4" | - |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | 2.6.36.1 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.36.1" | - |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | 2.6.36.2 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.36.2" | - |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | 2.6.36.3 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.36.3" | - |
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