CVE-2010-4162

Description

Multiple integer overflows in fs/bio.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36.2 allow local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted device ioctl to a SCSI device.

Category

4.7
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.08%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com
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://secunia.com/advisories/42801 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00001.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/052513.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44793 vdb entry 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.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0007.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0124 vdb entry third party advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/10/18 third party advisory mailing list
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.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3321 vdb entry third party advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/12/2 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36.2 broken link
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=652529 issue tracking third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42890 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0012 vdb entry third party advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=cb4644cac4a2797afc847e6c92736664d4b0ea34
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:029 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42745 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-4162?
CVE-2010-4162 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-4162?
To fix CVE-2010-4162, 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-2010-4162 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2010-4162 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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