CVE-2010-1187 Null dereference in n/a

What is CVE-2010-1187?

CVE-2010-1187 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 31 Mar 2010. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Transparent Inter-Process Communication (TIPC) functionality in Linux kernel 2.6.16-rc1 through 2.6.33, and possibly other versions, allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel OOPS) by sending datagrams through AF_TIPC before entering network mode, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-1187?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2010-1187?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2010-1187 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-1187 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-hfgr-j7ww-95r7.