CVE-2010-3080

Description

Double free vulnerability in the snd_seq_oss_open function in sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_init.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc4 might allow local users to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via an unsuccessful attempt to open the /dev/sequencer device.

Category

7.2
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.05%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com 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://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=27f7ad53829f79e799a253285318bff79ece15bd
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:198 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0007.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298 vdb entry third party advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=630551 issue tracking third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00003.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/43062 vdb entry third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42890 third party advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.36-rc4 broken link
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/08/7 third party advisory mailing list
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-11/msg00000.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/tiwai/sound-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c598337660c21c0afaa9df5a65bb4a7a0cf15be8

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-3080?
CVE-2010-3080 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-3080?
To fix CVE-2010-3080, 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-2010-3080 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2010-3080 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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