Vulnerability in Linux Linux_kernel
CVE-2010-2524
The DNS resolution functionality in the CIFS implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.35, when CONFIG_CIFS_DFS_UPCALL is enabled, relies on a user's keyring for the dns_resolver upcall in the cifs.upcall userspace helper, which allows…
EPSS: 0.001 (24.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Linux Linux_kernel
- Vmware Esx — versions 4.0, 4.1
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 10.10, 6.06, 10.04
- Suse Suse_linux_enterprise_desktop — versions 11
- Suse Suse_linux_enterprise_server — versions 11
- N/a — versions n/a
References
- RHSA-2010:0610 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Broken Link)
- USN-1000-1 (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- [oss-security] 20100802 Re: CVE-2010-2524 kernel: dns_resolver upcall security issue (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- SUSE-SA:2010:040 (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Broken Link)
- 43315 (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
- [oss-security] 20100802 CVE-2010-2524 kernel: dns_resolver upcall security issue (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- 20110211 VMSA-2011-0003 Third party component updates for VMware vCenter Server, vCenter Update Manager, ESXi and ESX (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2010-2524?
- CVE-2010-2524 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux Linux_kernel. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2010-09-08.
- How severe is CVE-2010-2524?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.