CVE-2010-0410

Publication date 22 February 2010

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Description

drivers/connector/connector.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.32.8 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and system crash) by sending the kernel many NETLINK_CONNECTOR messages.

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
linux 9.10 karmic
Fixed 2.6.31-20.58
9.04 jaunty
Fixed 2.6.28-18.60
8.10 intrepid
Fixed 2.6.27-17.46
8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed 2.6.24-27.68
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release
linux-source-2.6.15 9.10 karmic Not in release
9.04 jaunty Not in release
8.10 intrepid Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed 2.6.15-55.83

Notes

kees

we can avoid ABI bumps by not dropping the module parameters

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package Patch details
linux

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-914-1
    • Linux kernel vulnerabilities
    • 17 March 2010

Other references