NULL pointer dereference in Linux Linux_kernel
CVE-2010-3079
kernel/trace/ftrace.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.35.5, when debugfs is enabled, does not properly handle interaction between mutex possession and llseek operations, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer de…
EPSS: 0.001 (20.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Linux Linux_kernel
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 10.04, 9.10, 10.10
- Suse Linux_enterprise_desktop — versions 11
- Suse Linux_enterprise_high_availability_extension — versions 11
- Suse Linux_enterprise_server — versions 11
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Broken Link)
- USN-1041-1 (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- SUSE-SA:2011:007 (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- RHSA-2010:0842 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Broken Link)
- ADV-2011-0298 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, Broken Link)
- SUSE-SA:2010:050 (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- 42758 (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- 43684 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2010-3079?
- CVE-2010-3079 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Linux_kernel, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2010-09-30.
- How severe is CVE-2010-3079?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.