CVE-2010-0410

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 5
Modified
Published: 21 Feb 2010, 22:00
Last modified:07 Aug 2024, 00:45

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
20/100
CVSS Score
4.9 MEDIUM
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.15% LOW
0% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

21 Feb 2010, 22:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
07 Aug 2024, 00:45
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

drivers/connector/connector.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.32.8 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and system crash) by sending the kernel many NETLINK_CONNECTOR messages.

CVSS Metrics

  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 4.9AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.15%• Percentile: 35%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-399•Resource Management Errors

    Weaknesses in this category are related to improper management of system resources.

Affected Systems

  • canonical•ubuntu_linux

    6.06 | 8.04 | 8.10 | 9.04 | 9.10

  • debian•debian_linux

    4.0 | 5.0

  • linux•linux_kernel

    < 2.6.32.8

References (31)