CVE-2010-3079

5.5 MEDIUM
Published: September 30, 2010 Modified: April 29, 2026
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Description

kernel/trace/ftrace.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.35.5, when debugfs is enabled, does not properly handle interaction between mutex possession and llseek operations, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and outage of all function tracing files) via an lseek call on a file descriptor associated with the set_ftrace_filter file.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=9c55cb12c1c172e2d51e85fbb5a4796ca86b77e7
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00003.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42758
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.35.5
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0842.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/43684
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1041-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0070
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=631623
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=9c55cb12c1c172e2d51e85fbb5a4796ca86b77e7
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00003.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42758
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.35.5
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0842.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/43684
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1041-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0070
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=631623
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory

22 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
5.5 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
31th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-476

Affected Vendors

suse canonical linux

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