NULL pointer dereference in Avaya Aura Communication Manager
CVE-2010-2798
The gfs2_dirent_find_space function in fs/gfs2/dir.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.35 uses an incorrect size value in calculations associated with sentinel directory entries, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and panic) and possibly have unspecified other impact by renaming a file in a GFS2 filesystem, related to the gfs2_rename function in fs/gfs2/ops_inode.c.
EPSS: 0.004 (34.5th 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
- Avaya Aura_communication_manager — versions 5.2
- Avaya Aura_presence_services — versions 6.1.1, 6.0, 6.1
- Avaya Aura_session_manager — versions 1.1, 6.0, 5.2
- Avaya Aura_system_manager — versions 6.1.1, 6.0, 5.2
- Avaya Aura_system_platform — versions 1.1, 6.0
- Avaya Iq — versions 5.0, 5.1
- Avaya Voice_portal — versions 5.0, 5.1
- Linux Linux_kernel
- Vmware Esx — versions 4.0, 4.1
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 10.10, 6.06, 10.04
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Broken Link)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MANDRIVA, Broken Link)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Broken Link)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Broken Link)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2010-2798?
- CVE-2010-2798 is a high-severity vulnerability in Avaya Aura Communication Manager, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2010-09-08.
- How severe is CVE-2010-2798?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.