Release Date: | 2011-01-03 |
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
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 |
Platform | Errata | Release Date |
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel-uek) | ELSA-2011-2010 | 2011-03-16 |
Oracle Linux version 5 (ofa-2.6.32-100.28.9.el5) | ELSA-2011-2010 | 2011-03-16 |
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel) | ELSA-2011-0007 | 2011-02-12 |
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek) | ELSA-2011-2010 | 2011-03-16 |
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