CVE-2010-1446 Privilege escalation in n/a

What is CVE-2010-1446?

CVE-2010-1446 is a low-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 21 May 2010. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

arch/powerpc/mm/fsl_booke_mmu.c in KGDB in the Linux kernel 2.6.30 and other versions before 2.6.33, when running on PowerPC, does not properly perform a security check for access to a kernel page, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary kernel memory, related to Fsl booke.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-1446?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2010-1446?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2010-1446 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-1446 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-r2rp-qv48-7xg2.