4.7
CVSSv2

CVE-2010-4163

Published: 03/01/2011 Updated: 13/02/2023
CVSS v2 Base Score: 4.7 | Impact Score: 6.9 | Exploitability Score: 3.4
VMScore: 419
Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Vulnerability Summary

The blk_rq_map_user_iov function in block/blk-map.c in the Linux kernel prior to 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.

Vulnerability Trend

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linux linux kernel

suse linux enterprise desktop 11

suse linux enterprise server 11

opensuse opensuse 11.2

opensuse opensuse 11.3

suse linux enterprise real time extension 11

Vendor Advisories

Multiple kernel flaws have been fixed ...
A local attacker could exploit this to run programs with admininstrator privileges ...
Multiple kernel vulnerabilities ...
Multiple kernel vulnerabilities ...
An attacker could send crafted input to the kernel and cause it to crash ...
Multiple kernel flaws have been fixed ...

Exploits

Ubuntu Security Notice 1202-1 - Dan Rosenberg discovered that several network ioctls did not clear kernel memory correctly A local user could exploit this to read kernel stack memory, leading to a loss of privacy Brad Spengler discovered that stack memory for new a process was not correctly calculated A local attacker could exploit this to crash ...