CVE-2010-0291 Privilege escalation in n/a

What is CVE-2010-0291?

CVE-2010-0291 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 15 Feb 2010. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Linux kernel before 2.6.32.4 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (panic) by calling the (1) mmap or (2) mremap function, aka the "do_mremap() mess" or "mremap/mmap mess."

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-0291?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2010-0291?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2010-0291 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-0291 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-p733-g2pv-9gp7.