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CVE-2010-0291

Published: Feb 15, 2010 | Modified: Apr 11, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
4.6 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
7.2 IMPORTANT
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-0291
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/264.html

The Linux kernel before 2.6.32.4 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (panic) by calling the (1) mmap or (2) mremap function, aka the do_mremap() mess or mremap/mmap mess.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Linux_kernelLinux*2.6.32.4 (excluding)
MRG for RHEL-5RedHatkernel-rt-0:2.6.24.7-149.el5rt*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5RedHatkernel-0:2.6.18-194.8.1.el5*
LinuxUbuntuhardy*
LinuxUbuntuintrepid*
LinuxUbuntujaunty*
LinuxUbuntukarmic*
LinuxUbuntuupstream*
Linux-source-2.6.15Ubuntudapper*
Linux-source-2.6.15Ubuntuupstream*

References

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