CVE-2010-3448
drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.34 on ThinkPad devices, when the X.Org X server is used, does not properly restrict access to the video output control state, which allows local users to cause a denial of service…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.43%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.34 on ThinkPad devices, when the X.Org X server is used, does not properly restrict access to the video output control state, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system hang) via a (1) read or (2) write operation.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.9 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.43% probability · 37th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=565790Third Party Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b525c06cdbd8a3963f0173ccd23f9147d4c384b5
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/23/2Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/28/1Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/29/7Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/30/1Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/30/6Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126Third Party Advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.34Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=652122Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64580Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=565790Third Party Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b525c06cdbd8a3963f0173ccd23f9147d4c384b5
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/23/2Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/28/1Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/29/7Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/30/1Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/30/6Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126Third Party Advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.34Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=652122Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64580Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.