CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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6.2 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Linux Kernel 2.6.16.9 (Operating System). This affects the function ext4_ext_get_blocks
. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-189. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:
Integer overflow in the ext4_ext_get_blocks function in fs/ext4/extents.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.34 allows local users to cause a denial of service (BUG and system crash) via a write operation on the last block of a large file, followed by a sync operation.
The issue has been introduced in 03/20/2006. The weakness was presented 08/20/2010 (oss-sec). It is possible to read the advisory at marc.info. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2010-3015. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1614 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 50981 (Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : kernel (MDVSA-2010:247)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mandriva Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165606 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update Linux Kernel (SUSE-SA:2010:040)).
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (61156) and Tenable (50981).
Product
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.2VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2
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VulDB Temp Score: 6.2
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Exploiting
Class: Numeric errorCWE: CWE-189
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Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 50981
Nessus Name: Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : kernel (MDVSA-2010:247)
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OpenVAS ID: 67981
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2094-1 (linux-2.6)
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Patch: 731eb1a03a8445cde2cb23ecfb3580c6fa7bb690
Timeline
03/20/2006 🔍08/16/2010 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: kernel.orgAdvisory: USN-1000-1
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2010-3015 (🔍)
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X-Force: 61156
Vulnerability Center: 26983 - Linux Kernel Before 2.6.34 Local Denial of Service Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 42477 - Linux Kernel EXT4 Multiple Local Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 46397
Entry
Created: 03/19/2015 14:37Updated: 09/23/2021 14:11
Changes: 03/19/2015 14:37 (67), 03/03/2017 09:52 (9), 09/23/2021 14:07 (8), 09/23/2021 14:08 (1), 09/23/2021 14:11 (1)
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