CVE-2010-1148

Public Exploit

Description

The cifs_create function in fs/cifs/dir.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.33.2 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a NULL nameidata (aka nd) field in a POSIX file-creation request to a server that supports UNIX extensions.

Category

4.7
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.07%
Third-Party Advisory secunia.com Third-Party Advisory samba.org Third-Party Advisory samba.org Third-Party Advisory samba.org Third-Party Advisory samba.org Third-Party Advisory marc.info Third-Party Advisory marc.info Third-Party Advisory openwall.com Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com Third-Party Advisory wordpress.com Third-Party Advisory redhat.com Third-Party Advisory ibmcloud.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
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References

Link Tags
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/06/2 third party advisory mailing list
http://lists.samba.org/archive/linux-cifs-client/2010-April/005746.html mailing list third party advisory patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/57561 vdb entry third party advisory
http://lists.samba.org/archive/linux-cifs-client/2010-April/005757.html mailing list third party advisory patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39186 vdb entry third party advisory
http://xorl.wordpress.com/2010/04/05/linux-kernel-unix-extensions-cifs-null-pointer-dereference/ third party advisory exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/39344 third party advisory broken link
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=579445 issue tracking third party advisory patch
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127045779122119&w=2 third party advisory mailing list
http://lists.samba.org/archive/linux-cifs-client/2010-April/005742.html mailing list third party advisory patch
http://lists.samba.org/archive/linux-cifs-client/2010-April/005741.html mailing list third party advisory patch
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127045754521927&w=2 third party advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-1148?
CVE-2010-1148 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-1148?
To fix CVE-2010-1148, 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-2010-1148 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-1148 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. 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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