Buffer overflow in Linux Kernel
CVE-2010-5332
In the Linux kernel before 2.6.37, an out of bounds array access happened in drivers/net/mlx4/port.c. When searching for a free entry in either mlx4_register_vlan() or mlx4_register_mac(), and there is no free entry, the loop terminates without updating the local variable free thus causing out of array bounds access.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (30.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 30th percentile — 30.1% 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
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0926f91083f34d047abc74f1ca4fa6a9c161f7db (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/ (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.37 (Broken Link)
- support.f5.com/csp/article/K04146019 (Third Party Advisory)
- support.f5.com/csp/article/K04146019
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2010-5332?
- CVE-2010-5332 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 5.6/10. Published 2019-07-27.
- How severe is CVE-2010-5332?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.6 out of 10.