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CVE-2010-4668

kernel: panic when submitting certain 0-length I/O requests

Severity Score

4.7
*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

La función blk_rq_map_user_iov en block/blk-map.c en el kernel Linux anterior a 2.6.37-rc7 permite a usuarios locales causar una denegación de servicio (panic) a través de una petición I/O de longitud cero en un dispositivo ioctl a un dispositivo SCSI, relacionado con un mapa no alineado. NOTA: esta vulnerabilidad existe debido a una solución incompleta para CVE-2010-4163.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete
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SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
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Automatable
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Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2011-01-03 CVE Reserved
  • 2011-01-03 CVE Published
  • 2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Linux
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Linux Kernel
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< 2.6.37
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Linux
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2.6.37
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Linux
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2.6.37
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rc1
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Linux
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2.6.37
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rc2
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2.6.37
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rc3
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2.6.37
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rc4
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Linux
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2.6.37
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rc5
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Linux
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2.6.37
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rc6
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