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CVE-2010-0291

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Date: February 15, 2010

The Linux kernel before 2.6.32.4 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (panic) by calling the (1) mmap or (2) mremap function, aka the "do_mremap() mess" or "mremap/mmap mess."

Language: C

Severity Score

5.9

Related Resources (47)

Url: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0ec62d290912bb4b989be7563851bc364ec73b56

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-0291

Url: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2ea1d13f64efdf49319e86c87d9ba38c30902782

Url: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f106af4e90eadd76cfc0b5325f659619e08fb762

Url: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=564b3bffc619dcbdd160de597b0547a7017ea010

Url: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=05d72faa6d13c9d857478a5d35c85db9adada685

Url: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=bb52d6694002b9d632bb355f64daa045c6293a4e

Url: http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126400443123998&w=2

Url: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-0291

Url: http://groups.google.com/group/linux.kernel/msg/895f20870532241e

Url: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2c6a10161d0b5fc047b5bd81b03693b9af99fab5

Url: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=097eed103862f9c6a97f2e415e21d1134017b135

Url: http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126393370931972&w=2

Url: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=54f5de709984bae0d31d823ff03de755f9dcac54

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/39033

Url: http://groups.google.co.jp/group/fa.linux.kernel/browse_thread/thread/8bf22336b1082090

Url: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=aa65607373a4daf2010e8c3867b6317619f3c1a3

Url: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0067bd8a55862ac9dd212bd1c4f6f5bff1ca1301

Url: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f8b7256096a20436f6d0926747e3ac3d64c81d24

Url: http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2005

Url: http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126388181420690&w=2

Url: https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11824

Url: http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126396065732697&w=2

Url: http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1996

Url: http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0161.html

Url: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=570dcf2c15463842e384eb597a87c1e39bead99b

Url: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=935874141df839c706cd6cdc438e85eb69d1525e

Url: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c4caa778157dbbf04116f0ac2111e389b5cd7a29

Url: http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html

Url: http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126396609004884&w=2

Url: http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded

Url: http://marc.info/?l=linux-arch&m=126004438008670&w=2

Url: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=9206de95b1ea68357996ec02be5db0638a0de2c1

Url: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e77414e0aad6a1b063ba5e5750c582c75327ea6a

Url: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ecc1a8993751de4e82eb18640d631dae1f626bd6

Url: http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.32.4

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/38492

Url: http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126406814304720&w=2

Url: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1a0ef85f84feb13f07b604fcf5b90ef7c2b5c82f

Url: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8c7b49b3ecd48923eb64ff57e07a1cdb74782970

Url: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37906

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/43315

Url: http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126399980216047&w=2

Url: http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126395874130875&w=2

Url: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=556703

Url: https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2010-0291

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2010-0291

Severity Score

5.9

Weakness Type (CWE)

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Control

CWE-264

Top Fix

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CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	5.9
Attack Vector (AV):	LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC):	LOW
Privileges Required (PR):	NONE
User Interaction (UI):	NONE
Scope (S):	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C):	LOW
Integrity (I):	LOW
Availability (A):	LOW

CVSS v2

Base Score:	4.6
Access Vector (AV):	LOCAL
Access Complexity (AC):	LOW
Authentication (AU):	NONE
Confidentiality (C):	PARTIAL
Integrity (I):	PARTIAL
Availability (A):	PARTIAL
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CVE-2010-0291

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Date: February 15, 2010

Language: C

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CVSS v3.1

CVSS v2

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