CVE-2010-4668

kernel: panic when submitting certain 0-length I/O requests

Published Jan 3, 2011 CVSS 2.0 · 4.7 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The blk_rq_map_user_iov function in block/blk-map.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37-rc7 allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via a zero-length I/O request in a device ioctl to a SCSI device, related to an unaligned map. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2010-4163.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2153-1 linux-2.6 security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2010-4633 The blk_rq_map_user_iov function in block/blk-map.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37-rc7 allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via a zero-length I/O request in a device ioctl to a SCSI device, related to an unaligned map. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2010-4163.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1086-1 Linux kernel (EC2) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1090-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1093-1 Linux Kernel vulnerabilities (Marvell Dove)
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1105-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1187-1 Linux kernel (Maverick backport) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1202-1 Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1204-1 Linux kernel (i.MX51) vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 3:51 AM
Reserved
Jan 3, 2011, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jan 3, 2011, 8:00 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:25 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Nov 10, 2010, 12:00 AM