CVE-2010-4342

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Summary

CVECVE-2010-4342
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2010-12-30 19:00:04 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionThe aun_incoming function in net/econet/af_econet.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37-rc6, when Econet is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) by sending an Acorn Universal Networking (AUN) packet over UDP.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.1 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-476 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.37 - All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.37 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.37 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.37 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.37 rc4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.37 rc5 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Server 9 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
marc.info af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
'NULL dereference in econet AUN-over-UDP receive' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info Exploit, Third Party Advisory
SUSE update for kernel - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
Linux Kernel 'AF_ECONET' Protocol NULL Pointer Dereference Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
oss-security - CVE request: kernel: NULL pointer dereference in AF_ECONET af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: Linux kernel (SUSE-SA:20 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Re: CVE request: kernel: NULL pointer dereference in AF_ECONET af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com Exploit, Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.kernel.org
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Third Party Advisory
404: File not found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kernel.org Broken Link
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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