CVE-2010-4346

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Description

The install_special_mapping function in mm/mmap.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37-rc6 does not make an expected security_file_mmap function call, which allows local users to bypass intended mmap_min_addr restrictions and possibly conduct NULL pointer dereference attacks via a crafted assembly-language application.

References

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=462e635e5b73ba9a4c03913b77138cd57ce4b050

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/09/12

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/09/13

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/10/2

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/10/3

http://secunia.com/advisories/42570

http://secunia.com/advisories/46397

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.37-rc6

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:029

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45323

http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=662189

https://lkml.org/lkml/2010/12/9/222

Details

Source: MITRE

Published: 2010-12-22

Updated: 2020-08-12

Type: CWE-476

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 2.1

Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Impact Score: 2.9

Exploitability Score: 3.9

Severity: LOW

Vulnerable Software

Configuration 1

OR

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.37:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.37:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.37:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.37:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.37:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.37:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*

Tenable Plugins

View all (27 total)

IDNameProductFamilySeverity
89680VMware ESX / ESXi Third-Party Libraries Multiple Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2011-0012) (remote check)NessusMisc.
high
79507OracleVM 2.2 : kernel (OVMSA-2013-0039)NessusOracleVM Local Security Checks
high
75554openSUSE Security Update : kernel (openSUSE-SU-2011:0399-1)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
high
68415Oracle Linux 5 / 6 : Unbreakable Enterprise kernel (ELSA-2011-2014)NessusOracle Linux Local Security Checks
medium
68252Oracle Linux 5 : kernel (ELSA-2011-0429)NessusOracle Linux Local Security Checks
medium
68247Oracle Linux 6 : kernel (ELSA-2011-0421)NessusOracle Linux Local Security Checks
high
65103Ubuntu 10.04 LTS / 10.10 : linux-mvl-dove vulnerabilities (USN-1093-1)NessusUbuntu Local Security Checks
high
61018Scientific Linux Security Update : kernel on SL5.x i386/x86_64NessusScientific Linux Local Security Checks
medium
61012Scientific Linux Security Update : kernel on SL6.x i386/x86_64NessusScientific Linux Local Security Checks
high
56508VMSA-2011-0012 : VMware ESXi and ESX updates to third-party libraries and ESX Service ConsoleNessusVMware ESX Local Security Checks
high
55785Ubuntu 10.04 LTS : linux-lts-backport-maverick vulnerabilities (USN-1187-1)NessusUbuntu Local Security Checks
high
55591Ubuntu 11.04 : linux vulnerabilities (USN-1167-1)NessusUbuntu Local Security Checks
medium
55530USN-1164-1 : linux-fsl-imx51 vulnerabilitiesNessusUbuntu Local Security Checks
high
55077USN-1119-1 : linux-ti-omap4 vulnerabilitiesNessusUbuntu Local Security Checks
high
53740openSUSE Security Update : kernel (openSUSE-SU-2011:0346-1)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
high
53432CentOS 5 : kernel (CESA-2011:0429)NessusCentOS Local Security Checks
medium
53399RHEL 5 : kernel (RHSA-2011:0429)NessusRed Hat Local Security Checks
medium
53328RHEL 6 : kernel (RHSA-2011:0421)NessusRed Hat Local Security Checks
high
53303Ubuntu 8.04 LTS : linux vulnerabilities (USN-1105-1)NessusUbuntu Local Security Checks
high
52597SuSE 11.1 Security Update : Linux kernel (SAT Patch Numbers 4039 / 4042 / 4043)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
high
52571Fedora 13 : kernel-2.6.34.8-68.fc13 (2011-2134)NessusFedora Local Security Checks
medium
52528Ubuntu 10.04 LTS : linux-ec2 vulnerabilities (USN-1080-2)NessusUbuntu Local Security Checks
high
52500Ubuntu 10.10 : linux vulnerabilities (USN-1081-1)NessusUbuntu Local Security Checks
high
52499Ubuntu 10.04 LTS : linux vulnerabilities (USN-1080-1)NessusUbuntu Local Security Checks
high
51949Fedora 14 : kernel-2.6.35.11-83.fc14 (2011-1138)NessusFedora Local Security Checks
medium
51818Debian DSA-2153-1 : linux-2.6 - privilege escalation/denial of service/information leakNessusDebian Local Security Checks
high
801506CentOS RHSA-2011-0429 Security CheckLog Correlation EngineGeneric
high