5.4
CVSSv2

CVE-2010-0003

Published: 26/01/2010 Updated: 13/02/2023
CVSS v2 Base Score: 5.4 | Impact Score: 7.8 | Exploitability Score: 3.4
VMScore: 481
Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:C

Vulnerability Summary

The print_fatal_signal function in kernel/signal.c in the Linux kernel prior to 2.6.32.4 on the i386 platform, when print-fatal-signals is enabled, allows local users to discover the contents of arbitrary memory locations by jumping to an address and then reading a log file, and might allow local users to cause a denial of service (system slowdown or crash) by jumping to an address.

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Vendor Advisories

Amerigo Wang and Eric Sesterhenn discovered that the HFS and ext4 filesystems did not correctly check certain disk structures If a user were tricked into mounting a specially crafted filesystem, a remote attacker could crash the system or gain root privileges (CVE-2009-4020, CVE-2009-4308) ...
Synopsis Important: kernel security and bug fix update Type/Severity Security Advisory: Important Topic Updated kernel packages that fix multiple security issues and several bugsare now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as havingimportant secur ...
Synopsis Important: kernel security and bug fix update Type/Severity Security Advisory: Important Topic Updated kernel packages that fix multiple security issues and several bugsare now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as havingimportant secur ...
NOTE: This kernel update marks the final planned kernel security update for the 2624 kernel in the Debian release 'etch' Although security support for 'etch' officially ended on Feburary 15th, 2010, this update was already in preparation before that date Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel that may lead to a denial ...