CVE-2010-4258

CVSS V2 Medium 6.2 CVSS V3 None
Description
The do_exit function in kernel/exit.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36.2 does not properly handle a KERNEL_DS get_fs value, which allows local users to bypass intended access_ok restrictions, overwrite arbitrary kernel memory locations, and gain privileges by leveraging a (1) BUG, (2) NULL pointer dereference, or (3) page fault, as demonstrated by vectors involving the clear_child_tid feature and the splice system call.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2010-4258
  • Assigner
  • secalert@redhat.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2010-12-30T19:00:04
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2023-02-13T04:28:31
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-269 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/269.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 2.6.36.2
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:10:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:11:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_real_time_extension:11:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:10:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:10:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
  • Access Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Access Compatibility
  • HIGH
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Base Score
  • 6.2
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 1.9
  • Impact Score
  • 10
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/09/4 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/08/5 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/02/4 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-12/0086.html Broken Link
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/02/2 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=659567 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=129117048916957&w=2 Patch Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=33dd94ae1ccbfb7bf0fb6c692bc3d1c4269e6177 Patch Third Party Advisory
http://blog.nelhage.com/2010/12/cve-2010-4258-from-dos-to-privesc/ Third Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/09/14 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/08/9 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/02/7 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/08/4 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lkml.org/lkml/2010/12/1/543 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36.2 Broken Link
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/02/3 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/052513.html Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42745 Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3321 Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00001.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00000.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0012 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42778 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42801 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42932 Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00004.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0124 Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0213 Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00007.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43056 Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0375 Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00002.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43291 Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298 Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:029 Third Party Advisory
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/01/chrome-os-beta-channel-update.html Third Party Advisory
http://code.google.com/p/chromium-os/issues/detail?id=10234 Third Party Advisory
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4258
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-4258
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 17:21:12 Added to TrackCVE
2023-02-13 05:04:08 2023-02-13T04:28:31 CVE Modified Date updated
2023-02-13 05:04:08 Analyzed Modified Vulnerability Status updated