CVE-2010-4164

Description

Multiple integer underflows in the x25_parse_facilities function in net/x25/x25_facilities.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36.2 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via malformed X.25 (1) X25_FAC_CLASS_A, (2) X25_FAC_CLASS_B, (3) X25_FAC_CLASS_C, or (4) X25_FAC_CLASS_D facility data, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-3873.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.66% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org 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://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/11/2 third party advisory mailing list
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.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.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.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298 vdb entry third party advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/12/3 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36.2 broken link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45055 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0375 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0012 vdb entry third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00002.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:029 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43291 third party advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5ef41308f94dcbb3b7afc56cdef1c2ba53fa5d2f
http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=128951543005554&w=2 mailing list third party advisory patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=652517 issue tracking third party advisory patch
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-4164?
CVE-2010-4164 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-4164?
To fix CVE-2010-4164, 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-2010-4164 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-4164 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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