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CVE-2010-4258

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 va

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.2 EPSS 0.06726

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EPSS percentile: top 9% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
Public exploit or PoC is available

Sigma rules0 YARA rules0

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Weakness Classification

CWE-269Improper Privilege Management

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Affected Products & Versions

7

linux kernel< 2.6.36.2
fedoraproject fedoraall versions
opensuseall versions
suse linux enterprise desktopall versions
suse linux enterprise real time extensionall versions
suse linux enterprise serverall versions
suse linux enterprise software development kitall versions

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Public Exploits & PoCs

1

localLinux Kernel 2.6.37 (RedHat / Ubuntu 10.04) - 'Full-Nelson.c' Local Privilege Escalationverified

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Scoring & Timeline

6.2

MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com

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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.

v2 Vector

AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Published to NVD30 Dec 2010 · 07:00 PM

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Vendor Advisories

8

suse-csafSUSE-SU-2015:0652-1
usnUSN-1164-1
usnUSN-1111-1
usnUSN-1119-1
usnUSN-1105-1
Show all 8 vendor advisoriesusnUSN-1093-1
usnUSN-1083-1
usnUSN-1054-1

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References & Sources

38

Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-12/0086.htmlBroken Link

http://blog.nelhage.com/2010/12/cve-2010-4258-from-dos-to-privesc/Third Party Advisory

http://code.google.com/p/chromium-os/issues/detail?id=10234Third Party Advisory

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git

http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/01/chrome-os-beta-channel-update.htmlThird Party Advisory

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/052513.htmlThird Party Advisory

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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00000.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00001.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00004.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00007.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00002.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=129117048916957&w=2PatchThird Party Advisory

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/02/2Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/02/3Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/02/4Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/02/7Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/08/4Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/08/5Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/08/9Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/09/14Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/09/4Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/42745Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/42778Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/42801Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/42932Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/43056Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/43291Third Party Advisory

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36.2Broken Link

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:029Third Party Advisory

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3321Third Party Advisory

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0012Third Party Advisory

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0124Third Party Advisory

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0213Third Party Advisory

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298Third Party Advisory

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0375Third Party Advisory

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=659567Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory

https://lkml.org/lkml/2010/12/1/543Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory

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