CVE-2010-4668

Linux Kernel < 2.6.37 - Denial of Service via Zero-Length I/O Request

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The blk_rq_map_user_iov function in block/blk-map.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37-rc7 allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via a zero-length I/O request in a device ioctl to a SCSI device, related to an unaligned map. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2010-4163.

References (12)

Core 12
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45660
Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/30/4
Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/30/7
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0007.html
Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/29/1
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/11/29/70
Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/11/29/68
Third Party Advisory, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/42890
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/363282/
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64496

Scores

EPSS 0.0040
EPSS Percentile 32.3%

Details

CWE
CWE-400
Status published
Products (2)
linux/linux_kernel 2.6.37 (7 CPE variants)
linux/linux_kernel < 2.6.37
Published Jan 03, 2011
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026