CVE-2010-4656 | BDVDB-2026-46670 Detail
Description#
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.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1146-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=672420
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/24/9
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3ed780117dbe5acb64280d218f0347f238dafed0
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/25/4
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.37
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/25/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46069
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.