CVE - CVE-2010-3437

CVE-ID
CVE-2010-3437	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
Integer signedness error in the pkt_find_dev_from_minor function in drivers/block/pktcdvd.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc6 allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory or cause a denial of service (invalid pointer dereference and system crash) via a crafted index value in a PKT_CTRL_CMD_STATUS ioctl call.
References
Note: References are provided for the convenience of the reader to help distinguish between vulnerabilities. The list is not intended to be complete.
MISC:15150 URL:http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15150/ MISC:42778 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/42778 MISC:42801 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/42801 MISC:42932 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/42932 MISC:43551 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/43551 MISC:ADV-2011-0012 URL:~~http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0012~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:ADV-2011-0124 URL:~~http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0124~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:ADV-2011-0298 URL:~~http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:DSA-2126 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126 MISC:MDVSA-2011:029 URL:~~http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:029~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:MDVSA-2011:051 URL:~~http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:051~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:RHSA-2010:0842 URL:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0842.html MISC:SUSE-SA:2010:060 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00004.html MISC:SUSE-SA:2011:001 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00000.html MISC:SUSE-SA:2011:002 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00001.html MISC:SUSE-SA:2011:004 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00004.html MISC:SUSE-SA:2011:007 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html MISC:USN-1000-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1000-1 MISC:[oss-security] 20100928 CVE request - kernel: pktcdvd ioctl dev_minor missing range check URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/28/2 MISC:[oss-security] 20100928 Re: CVE request - kernel: pktcdvd ioctl dev_minor missing range check URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/28/6 MISC:http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=252a52aa4fa22a668f019e55b3aac3ff71ec1c29 URL:http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=252a52aa4fa22a668f019e55b3aac3ff71ec1c29 MISC:http://jon.oberheide.org/files/cve-2010-3437.c URL:http://jon.oberheide.org/files/cve-2010-3437.c MISC:http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.36-rc6 URL:http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.36-rc6 MISC:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=638085 URL:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=638085
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20100917	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20100917)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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