VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2010-5328
include/linux/init_task.h in the Linux kernel before 2.6.35 does not prevent signals with a process group ID of zero from reaching the swapper process, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) by leveraging access to this…
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.43%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.43%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
include/linux/init_task.h in the Linux kernel before 2.6.35 does not prevent signals with a process group ID of zero from reaching the swapper process, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) by leveraging access to this process group.
- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.43% probability · 37th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://ftp.naist.jp/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.35Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=f106eee10038c2ee5b6056aaf3f6d5229be6dcddIssue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=f20011457f41c11edb5ea5038ad0c8ea9f392023Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=fa2755e20ab0c7215d99c2dc7c262e98a09b01dfIssue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/21/2Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97103
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1358840Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f106eee10038c2ee5b6056aaf3f6d5229be6dcddIssue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f20011457f41c11edb5ea5038ad0c8ea9f392023Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/fa2755e20ab0c7215d99c2dc7c262e98a09b01dfIssue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://ftp.naist.jp/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.35Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=f106eee10038c2ee5b6056aaf3f6d5229be6dcddIssue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=f20011457f41c11edb5ea5038ad0c8ea9f392023Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=fa2755e20ab0c7215d99c2dc7c262e98a09b01dfIssue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/21/2Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97103
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1358840Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f106eee10038c2ee5b6056aaf3f6d5229be6dcddIssue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f20011457f41c11edb5ea5038ad0c8ea9f392023Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/fa2755e20ab0c7215d99c2dc7c262e98a09b01dfIssue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.