CVE-2010-4668

CVE Details

Release Date:2011-01-03

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.

See more information about CVE-2010-4668 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD


CVSS v2.0 metrics


NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score: 4.7 Base Metrics: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Access Vector: Local network Attack Complexity: Medium
Authentication: None required Confidentiality Impact: None
Integrity Impact: None Availability Impact: Complete

Errata information


PlatformErrataRelease Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel-uek)ELSA-2011-20102011-03-16
Oracle Linux version 5 (ofa-2.6.32-100.28.9.el5)ELSA-2011-20102011-03-16
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel)ELSA-2011-00072011-02-12
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)ELSA-2011-20102011-03-16



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