CVE-2010-4256

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.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
2.1 UNKNOWN
LOCAL
LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
redhatCNA
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CVEADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 18%
VendorProductVersion
linuxlinux_kernel
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< 2.6.37
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= Vulnerable software versions
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
linux
natty
Fixed 2.6.37-8.20
released
maverick
Fixed 2.6.35-25.43
released
lucid
not-affected
karmic
not-affected
hardy
not-affected
dapper
dne
linux-ec2
natty
dne
maverick
ignored
lucid
not-affected
karmic
ignored
hardy
dne
dapper
dne
linux-fsl-imx51
natty
dne
maverick
dne
lucid
not-affected
karmic
ignored
hardy
dne
dapper
dne
linux-lts-backport-maverick
natty
dne
maverick
dne
lucid
Fixed 2.6.35-25.44~lucid1
released
karmic
dne
hardy
dne
dapper
dne
linux-lts-backport-natty
natty
dne
maverick
dne
lucid
not-affected
hardy
dne
linux-mvl-dove
natty
dne
maverick
not-affected
lucid
not-affected
karmic
ignored
hardy
dne
dapper
dne
linux-source-2.6.15
natty
dne
maverick
dne
lucid
dne
karmic
dne
hardy
dne
dapper
not-affected
linux-ti-omap4
natty
not-affected
maverick
Fixed 2.6.35-903.23
released
lucid
dne
karmic
dne
hardy
dne
dapper
dne
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c66fb347946ebdd5b10908866ecc9fa05ee2cf3d
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/30/6
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/30/9
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.37
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c66fb347946ebdd5b10908866ecc9fa05ee2cf3d
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/30/6
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/30/9
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.37