CVE-2010-4656
published 2011-07-18CVE-2010-4656: The iowarrior_write function in drivers/usb/misc/iowarrior.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37 does not properly allocate memory, which might allow local users…
PriorityP433high7.8CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
0.40%
32.4th percentile
The iowarrior_write function in drivers/usb/misc/iowarrior.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37 does not properly allocate memory, which might allow local users to trigger a heap-based buffer overflow, and consequently cause a denial of service or gain privileges, via a long report.
Affected
2 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| linux | linux_kernel | < 2.6.37 | 2.6.37 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.17.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.07.2HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
vendor_redhat7.8HIGH
vendor_ubuntu7.2HIGH
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2011-09-13·CVSS 2.1
CVE-2011-1171 [LOW] Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
Summary: Multiple kernel flaws have been fixed.
Dan Rosenberg discovered that several network ioctls did not clear kernel
memory correctly. A local user could exploit this to read kernel stack
memory, leading to a loss of privacy. (CVE-2010-3296, CVE-2010-3297)
Brad Spengler discovered that stack memory for new a process was not
correctly calculated. A local attacker could exploit this to crash the
system, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2010-3858)
Dan Rosenberg discovered that the Linux kernel TIPC implementation
contained multiple integer signedness errors. A local attacker could
exploit this to gain root privileges. (CVE-2010-3859)
Dan Rosenberg discovered that the CAN protocol on 64bit systems did not
correctly calculate the size of
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Maverick backport) vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2011-08-09·CVSS 4.9
CVE-2010-3698 [MEDIUM] Linux kernel (Maverick backport) vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel (Maverick backport) vulnerabilities
Summary: Multiple kernel flaws have been fixed.
It was discovered that KVM did not correctly initialize certain CPU
registers. A local attacker could exploit this to crash the system, leading
to a denial of service. (CVE-2010-3698)
Thomas Pollet discovered that the RDS network protocol did not check
certain iovec buffers. A local attacker could exploit this to crash the
system or possibly execute arbitrary code as the root user. (CVE-2010-3865)
Vasiliy Kulikov discovered that the Linux kernel X.25 implementation did
not correctly clear kernel memory. A local attacker could exploit this to
read kernel stack memory, leading to a loss of privacy. (CVE-2010-3875)
Vasiliy Kulikov discovered that the Linux kernel sockets implementation
Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities (i.MX51)
vendor_ubuntu·2011-07-06·CVSS 7.2
CVE-2010-4529 [HIGH] Linux kernel vulnerabilities (i.MX51)
Title: Linux kernel vulnerabilities (i.MX51)
Summary: Multiple kernel flaws have been fixed.
Thomas Pollet discovered that the RDS network protocol did not check
certain iovec buffers. A local attacker could exploit this to crash the
system or possibly execute arbitrary code as the root user. (CVE-2010-3865)
Dan Rosenberg discovered that the Linux kernel X.25 implementation
incorrectly parsed facilities. A remote attacker could exploit this to
crash the kernel, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2010-3873)
Dan Rosenberg discovered that the CAN protocol on 64bit systems did not
correctly calculate the size of certain buffers. A local attacker could
exploit this to crash the system or possibly execute arbitrary code as the
root user. (CVE-2010-3874)
Vasiliy Kulikov discovered that the
Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2011-06-28·CVSS 2.1
CVE-2010-4529 [LOW] Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Summary: Multiple kernel vulnerabilities have been fixed.
Dan Rosenberg discovered that IRDA did not correctly check the size of
buffers. On non-x86 systems, a local attacker could exploit this to read
kernel heap memory, leading to a loss of privacy. (CVE-2010-4529)
Dan Rosenburg discovered that the CAN subsystem leaked kernel addresses
into the /proc filesystem. A local attacker could use this to increase the
chances of a successful memory corruption exploit. (CVE-2010-4565)
Kees Cook discovered that the IOWarrior USB device driver did not correctly
check certain size fields. A local attacker with physical access could plug
in a specially crafted USB device to crash the system or potentially gain
root privileges. (CVE-2010-4656)
Goldwyn Rodrigues
Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2011-06-09·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2010-4655 [MEDIUM] Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Summary: Multiple flaws fixed in the Linux kernel.
Kees Cook discovered that some ethtool functions did not correctly clear
heap memory. A local attacker with CAP_NET_ADMIN privileges could exploit
this to read portions of kernel heap memory, leading to a loss of privacy.
(CVE-2010-4655)
Kees Cook discovered that the IOWarrior USB device driver did not correctly
check certain size fields. A local attacker with physical access could plug
in a specially crafted USB device to crash the system or potentially gain
root privileges. (CVE-2010-4656)
Goldwyn Rodrigues discovered that the OCFS2 filesystem did not correctly
clear memory when writing certain file holes. A local attacker could
exploit this to read uninitialized data from the disk, leading to a lo
Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2011-06-01·CVSS 4.9
CVE-2011-1573 [MEDIUM] Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Summary: Multiple kernel vulnerabilities have been fixed.
Brad Spengler discovered that the kernel did not correctly account for
userspace memory allocations during exec() calls. A local attacker could
exploit this to consume all system memory, leading to a denial of service.
(CVE-2010-4243)
Alexander Duyck discovered that the Intel Gigabit Ethernet driver did not
correctly handle certain configurations. If such a device was configured
without VLANs, a remote attacker could crash the system, leading to a
denial of service. (CVE-2010-4263)
Nelson Elhage discovered that Econet did not correctly handle AUN packets
over UDP. A local attacker could send specially crafted traffic to crash
the system, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2010-4342)
Dan Ros
Ubuntu
Linux Kernel vulnerabilities (Marvell Dove)
vendor_ubuntu·2011-03-25·CVSS 7.2
CVE-2010-2478 [HIGH] Linux Kernel vulnerabilities (Marvell Dove)
Title: Linux Kernel vulnerabilities (Marvell Dove)
Summary: An attacker could send crafted input to the kernel and cause it to
crash.
Dan Rosenberg discovered that the RDS network protocol did not correctly
check certain parameters. A local attacker could exploit this gain root
privileges. (CVE-2010-3904)
Nelson Elhage discovered several problems with the Acorn Econet protocol
driver. A local user could cause a denial of service via a NULL pointer
dereference, escalate privileges by overflowing the kernel stack, and
assign Econet addresses to arbitrary interfaces. (CVE-2010-3848,
CVE-2010-3849, CVE-2010-3850)
Ben Hutchings discovered that the ethtool interface did not correctly check
certain sizes. A local attacker could perform malicious ioctl calls that
could crash the system, leadin
Red Hat
kernel: iowarrior usb device heap overflow
vendor_redhat·2010-10-22·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2010-4656 [HIGH] kernel: iowarrior usb device heap overflow
kernel: iowarrior usb device heap overflow
The iowarrior_write function in drivers/usb/misc/iowarrior.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37 does not properly allocate memory, which might allow local users to trigger a heap-based buffer overflow, and consequently cause a denial of service or gain privileges, via a long report.
Statement: This issue did not affect the versions of Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 4 and 5 as they do not have support for the I/O-Warrior USB devices. This has been addressed in Red Hat Enterprise MRG via https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0330.html. A future kernel update in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 may address this flaw.
GHSA
GHSA-5jgm-4h75-c4h8: The iowarrior_write function in drivers/usb/misc/iowarrior
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-13
CVE-2010-4656 [HIGH] CWE-787 GHSA-5jgm-4h75-c4h8: The iowarrior_write function in drivers/usb/misc/iowarrior
The iowarrior_write function in drivers/usb/misc/iowarrior.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37 does not properly allocate memory, which might allow local users to trigger a heap-based buffer overflow, and consequently cause a denial of service or gain privileges, via a long report.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3ed780117dbe5acb64280d218f0347f238dafed0http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/24/9http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/25/3http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/25/4http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.37http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46069http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1146-1https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=672420http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3ed780117dbe5acb64280d218f0347f238dafed0http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/24/9http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/25/3http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/25/4http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.37http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46069http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1146-1https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=672420
2011-07-18
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