CVE-2010-4346
The install_special_mapping function in mm/mmap.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37-rc6 does not make an expected security_file_mmap function call, which allows local users to bypass intended mmap_min_addr restrictions and possibly conduct NULL pointer…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.40%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The install_special_mapping function in mm/mmap.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37-rc6 does not make an expected security_file_mmap function call, which allows local users to bypass intended mmap_min_addr restrictions and possibly conduct NULL pointer dereference attacks via a crafted assembly-language application.
- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.40% probability · 34th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-476
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS 0.4% 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=462e635e5b73ba9a4c03913b77138cd57ce4b050
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/09/12Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/09/13Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/10/2Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/10/3Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42570Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46397Third Party Advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.37-rc6Broken Link
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:029Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threadedThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45323Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=662189Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2010/12/9/222Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=462e635e5b73ba9a4c03913b77138cd57ce4b050
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/09/12Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/09/13Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/10/2Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/10/3Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42570Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46397Third Party Advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.37-rc6Broken Link
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:029Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threadedThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45323Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=662189Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2010/12/9/222Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.