CVE-2010-2954: canonical ubuntu_linux NULL Pointer Dereference

Modified

Published 03-09-2010Last modified 07-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2010-2954 is a medium (CVSS 4.9) NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 36.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority

Routine

Not severe (CVSS 4.9, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?

CVSS score

4.9/10

010

Medium · v2.0 (NVD)

EPSS score

0.42%

0%100%

Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days

KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.

RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.

Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 1

DSA-2110-1 OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10128-1

Timeline

03-09-2010
PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
07-08-2024
Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The irda_bind function in net/irda/af_irda.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc3-next-20100901 does not properly handle failure of the irda_open_tsap function, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and panic) and possibly have unspecified other impact via multiple unsuccessful calls to bind on an AF_IRDA (aka PF_IRDA) socket.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

v2.04.9

EPSS trend

Probability

0.42%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

37%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.42% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

CWE-476NULL Pointer DereferenceThe product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Suse2 products

linux_enterprise_desktop11 | 11:sp1
linux_enterprise_server11 | 11:sp1

Canonical1 product

ubuntu_linuxEOL6.06 | 8.04 | 9.04 | 9.10 | 10.04 | 10.10

Linux1 product

linux_kernel< 2.6.36 | 2.6.36 | 2.6.36:rc1 | 2.6.36:rc2

Opensuse1 product

opensuseEOL11.3

4 vendors · 5 products

References

17 links

www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1000-1Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00005.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
secunia.com/advisories/41234Third Party AdvisoryX Refsource SECUNIA
twitter.com/taviso/statuses/22635752128X Refsource MISCThird Party Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/61522VDB EntryX Refsource XFThird Party Advisory
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2430VDB EntryX Refsource VUPENThird Party Advisory
marc.info?l=oss-security&m=128331787923285&w=2Mailing ListX Refsource MLISTPatchThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg139404.htmlMailing ListX Refsource MLISTPatchThird Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=628770X Refsource CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory

Show all 17 references

www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298VDB EntryX Refsource VUPENThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00003.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2266VDB EntryX Refsource VUPENThird Party Advisory
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/next/patch-v2.6.36-rc3-next-20100901.bz2X Refsource CONFIRMBroken Link
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-11/msg00000.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
secunia.com/advisories/41512Third Party AdvisoryX Refsource SECUNIA
git.kernel.orgX Refsource CONFIRM