CVE-2010-2954

Description

The irda_bind function in net/irda/af_irda.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc3-next-20100901 does not properly handle failure of the irda_open_tsap function, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and panic) and possibly have unspecified other impact via multiple unsuccessful calls to bind on an AF_IRDA (aka PF_IRDA) socket.

Category

4.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.06%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1000-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00005.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/41234 third party advisory
http://twitter.com/taviso/statuses/22635752128 third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/61522 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2430 vdb entry third party advisory
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128331787923285&w=2 mailing list third party advisory patch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg139404.html mailing list third party advisory patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=628770 issue tracking third party advisory patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298 vdb entry third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00003.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2266 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/next/patch-v2.6.36-rc3-next-20100901.bz2 broken link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-11/msg00000.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/41512 third party advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=628e300cccaa628d8fb92aa28cb7530a3d5f2257

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-2954?
CVE-2010-2954 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-2954?
To fix CVE-2010-2954, 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-2010-2954 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2010-2954 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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