4.6
CVSSv2

CVE-2010-0291

Published: 15/02/2010 Updated: 13/02/2023
CVSS v2 Base Score: 4.6 | Impact Score: 6.4 | Exploitability Score: 3.9
VMScore: 409
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Summary

The Linux kernel prior to 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."

Vulnerability Trend

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linux linux kernel

debian debian linux 5.0

debian debian linux 4.0

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) ...
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 ...

References

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