CVE-2010-1488

Summary

CVECVE-2010-1488
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2010-04-20 15:30:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionThe proc_oom_score function in fs/proc/base.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.34-rc4 uses inappropriate data structures during selection of a candidate for the OOM killer, which might allow local users to cause a denial of service via unspecified patterns of task creation.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 2.1 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-399 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.0 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.10 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11.10 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11.11 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11.12 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11.7 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11.8 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11.9 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.12 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.12.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.12.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.12.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.12.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.12.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.12.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.13 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.13.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.13.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.13.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.13.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.13.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.14 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.14.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.14.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.14.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.14.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.14.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.14.7 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.15 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.15.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.15.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.15.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.15.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.15.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.15.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.15.7 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.10 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.11 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.12 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.13 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.14 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.15 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.16 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.17 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.18 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.19 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.20 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.21 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.22 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.23 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.24 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.25 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.26 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.27 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.28 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.29 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.30 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.31 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.7 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.8 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.9 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17.10 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17.11 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17.12 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17.13 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17.14 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17.7 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17.8 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17.9 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18.7 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18.8 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22.7 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.23 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.23 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.23 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.23.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.23.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.23.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.23.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.23.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.23.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.23.7 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.24 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.24 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.24 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.24 rc4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.24 rc5 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.32 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.32.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.32.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.32.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.32.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.33 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.33 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.33 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.33 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.33 rc4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.33 rc5 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.33 rc6 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.33.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.33.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.34 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.34 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.7 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.8 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.8.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.9 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All rc3 All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.kernel.org
404: File not found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kernel.org
Bug 582068 – CVE-2010-1488 kernel: oom: fix the unsafe usage of badness() in proc_oom_score() af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
oss-security - Couple of kernel issues af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree MITRE git.kernel.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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