CVE-2010-4256

Linux Kernel < 2.6.37 - Denial of Service via F_SETPIPE_SZ fcntl Call

Title source: llm

Description

The pipe_fcntl function in fs/pipe.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37 does not properly determine whether a file is a named pipe, which allows local users to cause a denial of service via an F_SETPIPE_SZ fcntl call.

References (4)

Core 4

Core References

Patch x_refsource_confirm

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c66fb347946ebdd5b10908866ecc9fa05ee2cf3d

Broken Link x_refsource_confirm

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.37

Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/30/9

Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/30/6

Scores

EPSS 0.0036

EPSS Percentile 28.5%

Details

CWE

CWE-20

Status published

Products (1)

linux/linux_kernel < 2.6.37

Published Jan 25, 2011

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026