CVE-2010-4256

CVSS V2 Low 2.1 CVSS V3 None
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.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2010-4256
  • Assigner
  • secalert@redhat.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2011-01-25T19:00:03
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2023-02-13T04:28:31
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-20 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/20.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 2.6.37
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
  • Access Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Access Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Integrity Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Base Score
  • 2.1
  • Severity
  • LOW
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.9
  • Impact Score
  • 2.9
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=c66fb347946ebdd5b10908866ecc9fa05ee2cf3d Patch Vendor Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/30/9 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/30/6 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.37 Broken Link
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4256
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-4256
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 17:24:31 Added to TrackCVE
2023-02-13 05:04:20 2023-02-13T04:28:31 CVE Modified Date updated
2023-02-13 05:04:20 Analyzed Modified Vulnerability Status updated