CVE-2010-3437

Public Exploit

Description

Integer signedness error in the pkt_find_dev_from_minor function in drivers/block/pktcdvd.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc6 allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory or cause a denial of service (invalid pointer dereference and system crash) via a crafted index value in a PKT_CTRL_CMD_STATUS ioctl call.

Category

6.6
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.81% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00004.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42778 third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1000-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42801 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/43551 vdb entry third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00001.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=638085 issue tracking patch exploit third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00000.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42932 third party advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.36-rc6 broken link
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15150/ exploit vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/28/2 third party advisory mailing list
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=252a52aa4fa22a668f019e55b3aac3ff71ec1c29
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0124 vdb entry third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00004.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0842.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:051 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/28/6 third party advisory mailing list
http://jon.oberheide.org/files/cve-2010-3437.c third party advisory exploit
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0012 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:029 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-3437?
CVE-2010-3437 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-3437?
To fix CVE-2010-3437, 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-2010-3437 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-3437 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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