CVE-2010-0003

Description

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.

Category

5.4
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.06%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory kernel.org Vendor Advisory kernel.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-0003?
CVE-2010-0003 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-0003?
To fix CVE-2010-0003, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2010-0003 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2010-0003 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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