CVE-2010-0410

Description

drivers/connector/connector.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.32.8 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and system crash) by sending the kernel many NETLINK_CONNECTOR messages.

Category

4.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.08%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory kernel.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-914-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.32.8 patch vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0638 third party advisory vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/38557 third party advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035070.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10903 signature third party advisory vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/38779 third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:088 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/39649 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00000.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38922 third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/03/3 third party advisory mailing list
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00006.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1996 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38058 third party advisory vdb entry
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035159.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43315 third party advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=561682 third party advisory issue tracking
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f98bfbd78c37c5946cc53089da32a5f741efdeb7
http://secunia.com/advisories/39033 third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0398.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00007.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2010_23_kernel.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/39742 third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/03/1 third party advisory mailing list
http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100088287 third party advisory
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://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-2010-0410?
CVE-2010-0410 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-0410?
To fix CVE-2010-0410, 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-2010-0410 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2010-0410 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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