CVE-2010-4256
low
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
2.1
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Linux kernel Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | 2.6.37 |
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c66fb347946ebdd5b10908866ecc9fa05ee2cf3d
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/30/6
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/30/9
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.37
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c66fb347946ebdd5b10908866ecc9fa05ee2cf3d
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/30/6
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/30/9
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.37
CWEs
CWE-20
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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