Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2010-1446
arch/powerpc/mm/fsl_booke_mmu.c in KGDB in the Linux kernel 2.6.30 and other versions before 2.6.33, when running on PowerPC, does not properly perform a security check for access to a kernel page, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary kernel memory, related to Fsl booke.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 1.9 (Low). Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (25.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 25th percentile — 25.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel — versions 2.6.32.9, 2.6.30.1, 2.6.32.4
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-07/msg00006.html (vendor-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/58840 (vdb-entry)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/30/1 (mailing-list)
- secunia.com/advisories/40645 (third-party-advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/29/9 (mailing-list)
- lkml.org/lkml/2010/5/10/458 (mailing-list, Patch)
- www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2053 (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/39830 (third-party-advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/29/3 (mailing-list)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1857 (vdb-entry)