CVE-2010-4342
The 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)…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.52%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The 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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.1 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- EPSS
- 3.52% probability · 89th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-476
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel · suse/linux enterprise server
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS 3.5% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4e085e76cbe558b79b54cbab772f61185879bc64
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00002.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=129185496013580&w=2Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=129186011218615&w=2Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/09/1Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/09/2Exploit, Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43291Third Party Advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.37-rc6Broken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45321Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0375Third Party Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4e085e76cbe558b79b54cbab772f61185879bc64
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00002.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=129185496013580&w=2Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=129186011218615&w=2Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/09/1Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/09/2Exploit, Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43291Third Party Advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.37-rc6Broken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45321Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0375Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.