CVE-2010-0561 Integer overflow in n/a

Medium 4.9 Published 8 Feb 2010 Updated 16 Sep 2024

Local attackers can cause a kernel panic in NetBSD by passing negative mixer index numbers to audio drivers, resulting in denial of service.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2010-0561?

CVE-2010-0561 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Netbsd Netbsd, published on 8 Feb 2010. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Integer signedness error in NetBSD 4.0, 5.0, and NetBSD-current before 2010-01-21 allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via a negative mixer index number being passed to (1) the azalia_query_devinfo function in the azalia audio driver (src/sys/dev/pci/azalia.c) or (2) the hdaudio_afg_query_devinfo function in the hdaudio audio driver (src/sys/dev/pci/hdaudio/hdaudio_afg.c).

Weakness: CWE-189

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-0561?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Netbsd Netbsd.

How do I fix CVE-2010-0561?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-0561 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2010-0561 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-0561 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-r8rw-mg4x-cj8c.