CVE-2010-4169

Published: Nov 22, 2010Modified: Apr 29, 2026

4.9

Vector

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

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 6.9

Source: NVD

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in mm/mprotect.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37-rc2 allows local users to cause a denial of service via vectors involving an mprotect system call.

Affected (8)

Products: Linux: Linux Kernel · Fedoraproject: Fedora · Opensuse: Opensuse · +1 more

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Linux: Linux Kernel · Fedoraproject: Fedora · Opensuse: Opensuse · Suse: Linux Enterprise Desktop, Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension, Linux Enterprise Server

1 product

1 product

1 product

3 products

Linux Enterprise Desktop

Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension

Linux Enterprise Server

Configuration A

3 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Linux Linux Kernel	Before 2.6.37
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.37
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.37 rc1

Configuration B

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Fedoraproject Fedora	Version 13

Configuration C

4 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Opensuse Opensuse	Version 11.3
Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop	Version 11 sp1
Suse Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension	Version 11 sp1
Suse Linux Enterprise Server	Version 11 sp1

Related CWEs

CWE-416

Use After Free

The product reuses or references memory after it has been freed. At some point afterward, the memory may be allocated again and saved in another pointer, while the original pointer references a location somewhere within the new allocation. Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer.

References (38)

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=63bfd7384b119409685a17d5c58f0b56e5dc03da

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/052513.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00000.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00004.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128979684911295&w=2

Source: secalert@redhat.com

PatchThird Party Advisory

http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128984344103497&w=2

Source: secalert@redhat.com

PatchThird Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/42745

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/42778

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/42932

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.37-rc2

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Broken Link

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0958.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44861

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3321

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0012

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0124

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=651671

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/63316

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=63bfd7384b119409685a17d5c58f0b56e5dc03da