CVE-2010-4526

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Race condition in the sctp_icmp_proto_unreachable function in net/sctp/input.c in Linux kernel 2.6.11-rc2 through 2.6.33 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) via an ICMP unreachable message to a socket that is already locked by a user, which causes the socket to be freed and triggers list corruption, related to the sctp_wait_for_connect function.

7.1 /10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 6.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References
Link Resource
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=50b5d6ad63821cea324a5a7a19854d4de1a0a819
http://secunia.com/advisories/42964 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/46397 Broken Link
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/04/13 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/04/3 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0163.html Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45661 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0169 Broken Link
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2010-4526 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64616 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_mrg:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
History

13 Feb 2023, 04:28

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • {'url': 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=664914', 'name': 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=664914', 'tags': [], 'refsource': 'MISC'}
  • {'url': 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:1253', 'name': 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:1253', 'tags': [], 'refsource': 'MISC'}
  • {'url': 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:0163', 'name': 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:0163', 'tags': [], 'refsource': 'MISC'}
  • {'url': 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-4526', 'name': 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-4526', 'tags': [], 'refsource': 'MISC'}
  • {'url': 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:0421', 'name': 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:0421', 'tags': [], 'refsource': 'MISC'}
Summary CVE-2010-4526 kernel: sctp: a race between ICMP protocol unreachable and connect() Race condition in the sctp_icmp_proto_unreachable function in net/sctp/input.c in Linux kernel 2.6.11-rc2 through 2.6.33 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) via an ICMP unreachable message to a socket that is already locked by a user, which causes the socket to be freed and triggers list corruption, related to the sctp_wait_for_connect function.

02 Feb 2023, 17:17

Type Values Removed Values Added
Summary Race condition in the sctp_icmp_proto_unreachable function in net/sctp/input.c in Linux kernel 2.6.11-rc2 through 2.6.33 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) via an ICMP unreachable message to a socket that is already locked by a user, which causes the socket to be freed and triggers list corruption, related to the sctp_wait_for_connect function. CVE-2010-4526 kernel: sctp: a race between ICMP protocol unreachable and connect()
CPE cpe:2.3:a:redhat:enterprise_mrg:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_mrg:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References
  • {'url': 'http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commitdiff;h=50b5d6ad63821cea324a5a7a19854d4de1a0a819', 'name': 'http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commitdiff;h=50b5d6ad63821cea324a5a7a19854d4de1a0a819', 'tags': ['Mailing List', 'Patch', 'Vendor Advisory'], 'refsource': 'CONFIRM'}
  • (MISC) https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=664914 -
  • (MISC) https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:1253 -
  • (MISC) https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:0163 -
  • (MISC) https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-4526 -
  • (MISC) http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=50b5d6ad63821cea324a5a7a19854d4de1a0a819 -
  • (MISC) https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:0421 -
Information

Published : 2011-01-11 03:00

Updated : 2023-12-10 11:03

NVD link : CVE-2010-4526

Mitre link : CVE-2010-4526

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2010-4526

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Products Affected

linux

  • linux_kernel

redhat

  • enterprise_mrg

vmware

  • esx
CWE
CWE-362

Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')