CVE-2010-3066

Linux Kernel < 2.6.23 - Denial of Service via io_submit IOCB_FLAG_RESFD

Title source: llm

Description

The io_submit_one function in fs/aio.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.23 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted io_submit system call with an IOCB_FLAG_RESFD flag.

References (8)

Core 8

Core References

Patch x_refsource_confirm

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=87e2831c3fa39cbf6f7ab676bb5aef039b9659e2

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/46397

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack

http://securitytracker.com/id?1024708

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0839.html

Patch x_refsource_confirm

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=631716

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.23

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html

Scores

EPSS 0.0035

EPSS Percentile 27.3%

Details

Status published

Products (50)

linux/linux_kernel 2.6

linux/linux_kernel 2.6.0

linux/linux_kernel 2.6.1

linux/linux_kernel 2.6.2

linux/linux_kernel 2.6.10

linux/linux_kernel 2.6.11

linux/linux_kernel 2.6.11.1

linux/linux_kernel 2.6.11.2

linux/linux_kernel 2.6.11.3

linux/linux_kernel 2.6.11.4

... and 40 more

Published Dec 06, 2010

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026