CVE-2010-3066 Affecting kernel-headers package, versions <0:2.6.18-194.26.1.0.1.el5


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE5-KERNELHEADERS-2454511
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed6 Dec 2010

Introduced: 6 Dec 2010

CVE-2010-3066  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:5 kernel-headers to version 0:2.6.18-194.26.1.0.1.el5 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2010-0839.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-headers package and not the kernel-headers package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:5 relevant fixed versions and status.

The io_submit_one function in fs/aio.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.23 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted io_submit system call with an IOCB_FLAG_RESFD flag.

CVSS Scores

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