6.9
CVSSv2

CVE-2010-4649

Published: 18/02/2011 Updated: 13/02/2023
CVSS v2 Base Score: 6.9 | Impact Score: 10 | Exploitability Score: 3.4
VMScore: 615
Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Summary

Integer overflow in the ib_uverbs_poll_cq function in drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_cmd.c in the Linux kernel prior to 2.6.37 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a large value of a certain structure member.

Vulnerability Trend

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linux linux kernel

redhat enterprise linux server 5.0

redhat enterprise linux workstation 5.0

redhat enterprise linux desktop 5.0

redhat enterprise linux server aus 5.6

redhat enterprise linux eus 5.6

Vendor Advisories

Multiple kernel flaws have been fixed ...
An attacker could send crafted input to the kernel and cause it to crash ...
Multiple kernel flaws have been fixed ...
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 ...