CVE-2010-4242

Published: Jan 11, 2011Modified: Apr 29, 2026

4.0

Vector

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

Exploitability: 1.9 / Impact: 6.9

Source: NVD

Description

The hci_uart_tty_open function in the HCI UART driver (drivers/bluetooth/hci_ldisc.c) in the Linux kernel 2.6.36, and possibly other versions, does not verify whether the tty has a write operation, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via vectors related to the Bluetooth driver.

Affected (1)

Products: Linux: Linux Kernel

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.36

References (40)

http://git.kernel.org/linus/c19483cc5e56ac5e22dd19cf25ba210ab1537773

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Patch

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00002.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/42789

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/42890

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/42963

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/43291

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/46397

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0004.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0007.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0162.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45014

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0024

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0168

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0375

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://xorl.wordpress.com/2010/12/01/cve-2010-4242-linux-kernel-bluetooth-hci-uart-invalid-pointer-access/

Source: secalert@redhat.com

ExploitPatch

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=641410

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Patch

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64617

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://lkml.org/lkml/2010/10/7/255

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://git.kernel.org/linus/c19483cc5e56ac5e22dd19cf25ba210ab1537773

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Patch

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00002.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://secunia.com/advisories/42789

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://secunia.com/advisories/42890

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://secunia.com/advisories/42963

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://secunia.com/advisories/43291

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://secunia.com/advisories/46397

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0004.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0007.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0162.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45014

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0024

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0168

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0375

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://xorl.wordpress.com/2010/12/01/cve-2010-4242-linux-kernel-bluetooth-hci-uart-invalid-pointer-access/

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

ExploitPatch

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=641410

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Patch

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64617

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://lkml.org/lkml/2010/10/7/255

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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