# CVE-2010-2495: Null dereference in n/a

> Attackers can cause a denial of service via NULL pointer dereference in the Linux kernel L2TP implementation through routing changes.

- **Severity:** Critical 10.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Sep 2010
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j4g5-7mr3-h3w3

## What is CVE-2010-2495?

CVE-2010-2495 is a critical vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 8 Sep 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The pppol2tp_xmit function in drivers/net/pppol2tp.c in the L2TP implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.34 does not properly validate certain values associated with an interface, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to a routing change.

Weakness: CWE-476 (NULL Pointer Dereference)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-2495?

It affects 5 products.


Products: Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Linux kernel, Suse Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop, Suse Suse Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension, Suse Suse Linux Enterprise Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2010-2495?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-2495 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2010-2495 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-2495 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2010-2495 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2010-2495 is a critical vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 8 Sep 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-2495 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Canonical Ubuntu Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-2495/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-2495/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-2495
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2495
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2010-2495

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