Use After Free in Linux Kernel
CVE-2010-4169
Use-after-free vulnerability in mm/mprotect.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37-rc2 allows local users to cause a denial of service via vectors involving an mprotect system call.
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.9 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (34.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 35th percentile — 34.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel — versions 2.6.37
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 13
- openSUSE — versions 11.3
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop — versions 11
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension — versions 11
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server — versions 11
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00004.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/42778 (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/44861 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.37-rc2 (Broken Link)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/052513.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- git.kernel.org/
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00000.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/42932 (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/63316 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0124 (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)