CVE-2010-2248

Description

fs/cifs/cifssmb.c in the CIFS implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.34-rc4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) via an SMB response packet with an invalid CountHigh value, as demonstrated by a response from an OS/2 server, related to the CIFSSMBWrite and CIFSSMBWrite2 functions.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.31% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0610.html vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1000-1 vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/28/1 mailing list
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0606.html vendor advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/v2.6.34/ChangeLog-2.6.34-rc4
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:198 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42242 vdb entry patch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00004.html vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/28/6 mailing list
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:051 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43315 third party advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=608583
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2094 vendor advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6513a81e9325d712f1bfb9a1d7b750134e49ff18
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html
http://securitytracker.com/id?1024285 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-2248?
CVE-2010-2248 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-2248?
To fix CVE-2010-2248, 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-2010-2248 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-2248 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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