CVE-2010-4169
Publication date 22 November 2010
Last updated 24 July 2024
Ubuntu priority
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.
From the Ubuntu Security Team
Dave Jones discovered that the mprotect system call did not correctly handle merged VMAs. A local attacker could exploit this to crash the system, leading to a denial of service.
Status
Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
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linux | 11.04 natty |
Fixed 2.6.37-5.13
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10.10 maverick |
Fixed 2.6.35-25.43
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10.04 LTS lucid |
Fixed 2.6.32-28.52
|
|
9.10 karmic |
Fixed 2.6.31-22.73
|
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8.04 LTS hardy |
Not affected
|
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6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release | |
linux-ec2 | 11.04 natty | Not in release |
10.10 maverick | Ignored end of life | |
10.04 LTS lucid |
Fixed 2.6.32-312.24
|
|
9.10 karmic |
Fixed 2.6.31-307.27
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8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release | |
6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release | |
linux-fsl-imx51 | 11.04 natty | Not in release |
10.10 maverick | Not in release | |
10.04 LTS lucid |
Fixed 2.6.31-608.22
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|
9.10 karmic |
Fixed 2.6.31-112.30
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8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release | |
6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release | |
linux-lts-backport-maverick | 11.04 natty | Not in release |
10.10 maverick | Not in release | |
10.04 LTS lucid |
Fixed 2.6.35-25.44~lucid1
|
|
9.10 karmic | Not in release | |
8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release | |
6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release | |
linux-lts-backport-natty | 11.04 natty | Not in release |
10.10 maverick | Not in release | |
10.04 LTS lucid |
Not affected
|
|
8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release | |
linux-mvl-dove | 11.04 natty | Not in release |
10.10 maverick |
Fixed 2.6.32-414.30
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10.04 LTS lucid |
Fixed 2.6.32-214.30
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9.10 karmic | Ignored end of life | |
8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release | |
6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release | |
linux-source-2.6.15 | 11.04 natty | Not in release |
10.10 maverick | Not in release | |
10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release | |
9.10 karmic | Not in release | |
8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release | |
6.06 LTS dapper |
Not affected
|
|
linux-ti-omap4 | 11.04 natty |
Not affected
|
10.10 maverick |
Fixed 2.6.35-903.23
|
|
10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release | |
9.10 karmic | Not in release | |
8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release | |
6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release |
Notes
Patch details
References
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