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Vulnerability IntelligenceCVE-2010-0003

CVE-2010-0003

UNKNOWN

The print_fatal_signal function in kernel/signal

Published Jan 26, 2010

Modified 1 years ago

Details

The print_fatal_signal function in kernel/signal.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.32.4 on the i386 platform, when print-fatal-signals is enabled, allows local users to discover the contents of arbitrary memory locations by jumping to an address and then reading a log file, and might allow local users to cause a denial of service (system slowdown or crash) by jumping to an address.

References

WEBhttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b45c6e76bc2c72f6426c14bed64fdcbc9bf37cb0 ADVISORYhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-January/034250.html ADVISORYhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00002.html ADVISORYhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00005.html ADVISORYhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00000.html WEBhttp://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/69752/ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/38333 ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/38492 ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/38779 ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/39033 ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/43315 ADVISORYhttp://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1996 ADVISORYhttp://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2005 WEBhttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.32.4 WEBhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/01/12/1 WEBhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/01/13/4 ADVISORYhttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0147.html ADVISORYhttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0161.html WEBhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded WEBhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37724 WEBhttp://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html WEBhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=554578 WEBhttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10550 ADVISORYhttps://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0146.html ADVISORYhttps://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-0003

CVSS Analysis

CVSS v2.0

5.4

Exploitability

Access Vector

LocalAV:L

Access Complexity

MediumAC:M

Authentication

NoneAu:N

Impact

Confidentiality

PartialC:P

Integrity

NoneI:N

Availability

CompleteA:C

5.4/AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:C

Ecosystems

Timeline

PublishedJan 26, 2010

ModifiedAug 7, 2024

CVE-2010-0003 | Mondoo Vulnerability Intelligence