NULL pointer dereference in Linux Kernel
CVE-2010-2495
The pppol2tp_xmit function in drivers/net/pppol2tp.c in the L2TP implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.34 does not properly validate certain values associated with an interface, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to a routing change.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 10.0 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.029 (86.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 87th percentile — 86.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.029 · newest: 0.029 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 10.10, 6.06, 10.04
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop — versions 11
- SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension — versions 11
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server — versions 11
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/23/3 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1000-1 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/04/3 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-08/msg00000.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- git.kernel.org/
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/06/11 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/04/2 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.34 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)