Description
drivers/connector/connector.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.32.8 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and system crash) by sending the kernel many NETLINK_CONNECTOR messages.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 4.9/10
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:CWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f98bfbd78c37c5946cc53089da32a5f741efdeb7
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035070.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035159.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00006.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00007.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38492Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38557Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38779Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38922Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39033Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39649Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39742Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43315Third Party Advisory
- http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100088287Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1996Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2005Third Party Advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.32.8Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:088Third Party Advisory
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2010_23_kernel.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/03/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/03/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0161.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0398.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threadedThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38058Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-914-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0638Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=561682Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10903Third Party Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f98bfbd78c37c5946cc53089da32a5f741efdeb7
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035070.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035159.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00006.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00007.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38492Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38557Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38779Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38922Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39033Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39649Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39742Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43315Third Party Advisory
- http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100088287Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1996Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2005Third Party Advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.32.8Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:088Third Party Advisory
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2010_23_kernel.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/03/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/03/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0161.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0398.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threadedThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38058Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-914-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0638Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Feb 22, 2010
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified