CVE-2010-1086

Description

The ULE decapsulation functionality in drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_net.c in dvb-core in Linux kernel 2.6.33 and earlier allows attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted MPEG2-TS frame, related to an invalid Payload Pointer ULE.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.19% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/03/01/1 mailing list third party advisory patch
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0394.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/39649 third party advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=569237 issue tracking third party advisory patch
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10569 vdb entry third party advisory signature
http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100090459 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43315 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 mailing list third party advisory vendor 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://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100088287 third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2053 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded mailing list vdb entry third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/39830 third party advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=29e1fa3565a7951cc415c634eb2b78dbdbee151d
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38479 vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-1086?
CVE-2010-1086 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-1086?
To fix CVE-2010-1086, 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-2010-1086 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-1086 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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