386409 – Kernel: iowarrior_write(): Privilege escalation (CVE-2010-4656)

Bug 386409 - Kernel: iowarrior_write(): Privilege escalation (CVE-2010-4656)

Summary: Kernel: iowarrior_write(): Privilege escalation (CVE-2010-4656)

Status:	RESOLVED FIXED

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Security
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Kernel (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	Normal normal (vote)
Assignee:	Gentoo Security

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Whiteboard:	[linux < 2.6.37]
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Reported:	2011-10-08 17:19 UTC by GLSAMaker/CVETool Bot
Modified:	2013-09-15 20:22 UTC (History)
CC List:	1 user (show)

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Description GLSAMaker/CVETool Bot gentoo-dev

2011-10-08 17:19:47 UTC

CVE-2010-4656 (http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-4656):
  The iowarrior_write function in drivers/usb/misc/iowarrior.c in the Linux
  kernel before 2.6.37 does not properly allocate memory, which might allow
  local users to trigger a heap-based buffer overflow, and consequently cause
  a denial of service or gain privileges, via a long report.