Executive Summary

Informations
Name CVE-2010-4256 First vendor Publication 2011-01-25
Vendor Cve Last vendor Modification 2023-02-13

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : N/A
Overall CVSS Score NA
Base Score NA Environmental Score NA
impact SubScore NA Temporal Score NA
Exploitabality Sub Score NA
 
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Cvss Base Score 2.1 Attack Range Local
Cvss Impact Score 2.9 Attack Complexity Low
Cvss Expoit Score 3.9 Authentication None Required
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Detail

The pipe_fcntl function in fs/pipe.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37 does not properly determine whether a file is a named pipe, which allows local users to cause a denial of service via an F_SETPIPE_SZ fcntl call.

Original Source

Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-4256

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

% Id Name
100 % CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Application 1
Os 1350

OpenVAS Exploits

Date Description
2011-09-16 Name : Ubuntu Update for linux-ti-omap4 USN-1202-1
File : nvt/gb_ubuntu_USN_1202_1.nasl
2011-07-18 Name : Ubuntu Update for linux USN-1167-1
File : nvt/gb_ubuntu_USN_1167_1.nasl

Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)

Id Description
70658 Linux Kernel fs/pipe.c pipe_fcntl Function F_SETPIPE_SZ fcntl Call Local DoS

Linux Kernel contains a flaw that may allow a local denial of service. The issue is triggered when the 'pipe_fcntl' function in 'fs/pipe.c' fails to determine whether a file is a named pipe, allowing a local attacker to use a F_SETPIPE_SZ fcntl call to cause a denial of service.

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2013-03-09 Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : ubuntu_USN-1083-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2011-09-14 Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : ubuntu_USN-1202-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2011-07-14 Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : ubuntu_USN-1167-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2011-02-02 Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : ubuntu_USN-1054-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

Sources (Detail)

Source Url
CONFIRM http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.37
MISC http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3...
MLIST http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/30/6
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/30/9

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