Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2010-0307
The load_elf_binary function in fs/binfmt_elf.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.32.8 on the x86_64 platform does not ensure that the ELF interpreter is available before a call to the SET_PERSONALITY macro, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a 32-bit application that attempts to execute a 64-bit application and then triggers a segmentation fault, as demonstrated by amd64_killer, related to the flush_old_exec function.
EPSS: 0.008 (53.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Linux Linux_kernel
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 6.06, 8.10, 9.04
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 4.0, 5.0
- N/a — versions n/a
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)