CVE-2010-0415 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 4.6 Published Updated

Local attackers can read arbitrary kernel memory and cause denial of service by exploiting missing node validation in the Linux kernel memory migration function.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2010-0415?

CVE-2010-0415 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 17 Feb 2010. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The do_pages_move function in mm/migrate.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.33-rc7 does not validate node values, which allows local users to read arbitrary kernel memory locations, cause a denial of service (OOPS), and possibly have unspecified other impact by specifying a node that is not part of the kernel's node set.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-0415?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2010-0415?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2010-0415 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-0415 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

All Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-m7qq-m29p-m373.

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