CVE-2010-4346

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 4
Modified
Published: 22 Dec 2010, 20:00
Last modified:07 Aug 2024, 03:43

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
minimal
8/100
CVSS Score
2.1 LOW
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.04% LOW
0% probability -0.02%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

22 Dec 2010, 20:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
07 Aug 2024, 03:43
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

The install_special_mapping function in mm/mmap.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37-rc6 does not make an expected security_file_mmap function call, which allows local users to bypass intended mmap_min_addr restrictions and possibly conduct NULL pointer dereference attacks via a crafted assembly-language application.

CVSS Metrics

  • v2.0•LOW•Score: 2.1AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.04%• Percentile: 12%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-476•NULL Pointer Dereference

    The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.

Affected Systems

  • linux•linux_kernel

    < 2.6.37 | 2.6.37 | 2.6.37:rc1 | 2.6.37:rc2 | 2.6.37:rc3 | 2.6.37:rc4 | 2.6.37:rc5

References (14)