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CVE-2010-4163

Date: January 3, 2011

The blk_rq_map_user_iov function in block/blk-map.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36.2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via a zero-length I/O request in a device ioctl to a SCSI device.

Language: C

Severity Score

5.1

Related Resources (24)

Url: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44793

Url: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=9284bcf4e335e5f18a8bc7b26461c33ab60d0689

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00001.html

Url: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-4163

Url: http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0007.html

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/42890

Url: http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36.2

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00000.html

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00004.html

Url: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=652957

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/42801

Url: http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/12/2

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/42778

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/42932

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4163

Url: http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0124

Url: http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:029

Url: https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2010-4163

Url: http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/10/18

Url: http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/29/1

Url: http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298

Url: http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0012

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2010-4163

Severity Score

5.1

Weakness Type (CWE)

Improper Input Validation

CWE-20

Resource Management Errors

CWE-399

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	5.1
Attack Vector (AV):	LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC):	HIGH
Privileges Required (PR):	NONE
User Interaction (UI):	NONE
Scope (S):	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C):	NONE
Integrity (I):	NONE
Availability (A):	HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:	4.7
Access Vector (AV):	LOCAL
Access Complexity (AC):	MEDIUM
Authentication (AU):	NONE
Confidentiality (C):	NONE
Integrity (I):	NONE
Availability (A):	COMPLETE
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CVE-2010-4163

Date: January 3, 2011

Language: C

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