CVE-2010-3079
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2010-3079 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | redhat |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2010-09-30 15:00:02 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC |
| Description | kernel/trace/ftrace.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.35.5, when debugfs is enabled, does not properly handle interaction between mutex possession and llseek operations, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and outage of all function tracing files) via an lseek call on a file descriptor associated with the set_ftrace_filter file. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 5.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Problem Types: CWE-476 | n/a
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Primary | 5.5 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| 2.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 4.9 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
LocalAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
LowUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
LocalAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
CompleteAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 10.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 10.10 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 9.10 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | All | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Suse | Linux Enterprise Desktop | 11 | - | All | All |
| Operating System | Suse | Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension | 11 | sp1 | All | All |
| Operating System | Suse | Linux Enterprise Server | 11 | - | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux Kernel 'set_ftrace_filter' File Local Denial Of Service Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| 404: File not found | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.kernel.org | Broken Link |
| USN-1041-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ubuntu.com | Third Party Advisory |
| kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | git.kernel.org | |
| Ubuntu update for linux and linux-ec2 - Advisories - Community | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Broken Link |
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | Broken Link |
| Bug 631623 – CVE-2010-3079 kernel: ftrace NULL ptr deref | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.redhat.com | Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | Broken Link |
| [security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: Realtime Linux Kernel (S | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| Support | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | Broken Link |
| [security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: Linux kernel (SUSE-SA:20 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| 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 |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.