Unscored severity · published Oct 4, 2010
CVE-2010-3442
Multiple integer overflows in the snd_ctl_new function in sound/core/control.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc5-next-20100929 allow local users to cause a denial of service…
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CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Multiple integer overflows in the snd_ctl_new function in sound/core/control.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc5-next-20100929 allow local users to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted (1) SNDRV_CTL_IOCTL_ELEM_ADD or (2) SNDRV_CTL_IOCTL_ELEM_REPLACE ioctl call.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 34% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
before 2.6.36; 2.6.36; 2.6.36; 2.6.36; 2.6.36; 2.6.36 · source: NVD
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
5.0 · source: NVD
FE
Fedora · Fedoraproject
13 · source: NVD
LE
Linux Enterprise Desktop · Suse
10 · source: NVD
LE
Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension · Suse
11 · source: NVD
LE
Linux Enterprise Server · Suse
9; 10 · source: NVD
LE
Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit · Suse
10 · source: NVD
OP
Opensuse · Opensuse
11.2; 11.3 · source: NVD
UL
Ubuntu Linux · Canonical
6.06; 8.04; 9.04; 9.10; 10.04; 10.10 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-3442
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-3442
git.kernel.org
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/tiwai/sound-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5591bf07225523600450edd9e6ad258bb877b779
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/052513.html
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00004.html
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00000.html
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00001.html
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html
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