CVE-2010-4258
6.2 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
7.4 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
10.2%
The do_exit function in kernel/exit.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36.2 does not properly handle a KERNEL_DS get_fs value, which allows local users to bypass intended access_ok restrictions, overwrite arbitrary kernel memory locations, and gain privileges by leveraging a (1) BUG, (2) NULL pointer dereference, or (3) page fault, as demonstrated by vectors involving the clear_child_tid feature and the splice system call.
Affected configurations
References
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-12/0086.html
blog.nelhage.com/2010/12/cve-2010-4258-from-dos-to-privesc/
code.google.com/p/chromium-os/issues/detail?id=10234
git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=33dd94ae1ccbfb7bf0fb6c692bc3d1c4269e6177
googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/01/chrome-os-beta-channel-update.html
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/052513.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00000.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00001.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00004.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00007.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00002.html
marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=129117048916957&w=2
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/02/2
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/02/3
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/02/4
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/02/7
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/08/4
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/08/5
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/08/9
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/09/14
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/09/4
secunia.com/advisories/42745
secunia.com/advisories/42778
secunia.com/advisories/42801
secunia.com/advisories/42932
secunia.com/advisories/43056
secunia.com/advisories/43291
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36.2
www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:029
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3321
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0012
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0124
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0213
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0375
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=659567
lkml.org/lkml/2010/12/1/543
Related
6.2 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
7.4 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
10.2%