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CVE-2010-4346
The install_special_mapping function in mm/mmap.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37-rc6 does not make an expected security_file_mmap…
Low2.1EPSS 0.40%
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- redhat
Description
The install_special_mapping function in mm/mmap.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37-rc6 does not make an expected security_file_mmap function call, which allows local users to bypass intended mmap_min_addr restrictions and possibly conduct NULL pointer dereference attacks via a crafted assembly-language application.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.40% · top 65% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 2.1.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (14)
- 20111013 VMSA-2011-0012 VMware ESXi and ESX updates to third party libraries and ESX Service Console (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=662189 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 46397 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20101209 Re: [[email protected]: [PATCH] install_special_mapping skips security_file_mmap check.] (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=462e635e5b73ba9a4c03913b77138cd57ce4b050 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [linux-kernel] 20101209 [PATCH] install_special_mapping skips security_file_mmap check. (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20101210 Re: Subject: CVE request: kernel: install_special_mapping skips security_file_mmap check (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.37-rc6 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- MDVSA-2011:029 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- 45323 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20101210 Subject: CVE request: kernel: install_special_mapping skips security_file_mmap check (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20101209 [[email protected]: [PATCH] install_special_mapping skips security_file_mmap check.] (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 42570 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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