CVE-2010-3079

kernel/trace/ftrace.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.35.5, when debugfs is enabled, does not properly handle interaction between mutex possession and llseek operations, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and outage of all function tracing files) via an lseek call on a file descriptor associated with the set_ftrace_filter file.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:11:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_high_availability_extension:11:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

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Information

Published : 2010-09-30 15:00

Updated : 2024-02-04 17:54


NVD link : CVE-2010-3079

Mitre link : CVE-2010-3079

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2010-3079


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Products Affected

suse

  • linux_enterprise_high_availability_extension
  • linux_enterprise_server
  • linux_enterprise_desktop

canonical

  • ubuntu_linux

linux

  • linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference