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CVE-2010-1084 json

Linux kernel 2.6.18 through 2.6.33, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) v…

published 16y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2010-1116

cvss
7.1
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.0%
EPSS 3.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 87%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Linux kernel 2.6.18 through 2.6.33, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a large number of Bluetooth sockets, related to the size of sysfs files in (1) net/bluetooth/l2cap.c, (2) net/bluetooth/rfcomm/core.c, (3) net/bluetooth/rfcomm/sock.c, and (4) net/bluetooth/sco.c.

Patch / fix

  • kernel RHEL 5 2.6.18-194.11.1.el5
  • kernel-PAE RHEL 5 2.6.18-194.11.1.el5
  • kernel-xen RHEL 5 2.6.18-194.11.1.el5
  • kernel-kdump RHEL 5 2.6.18-194.11.1.el5
  • kernel-debuginfo-common RHEL 5 2.6.18-194.11.1.el5
  • kernel-rt enterprise mrg 1 2.6.24.7-161.el5rt
  • kernel-rt-trace enterprise mrg 1 2.6.24.7-161.el5rt
  • kernel-rt-vanilla enterprise mrg 1 2.6.24.7-161.el5rt

red hat advisories RHSA-2010:0610RHSA-2010:0631

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Vendor advisories

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red hat product security vex CVE-2010-1084 updated cvss 7.2

kernel: bluetooth: potential bad memory access with sysfs files

  • Red Hat MRG Realtime for RHEL 5 Server kernel-rt 2.6.24.7-161.el5rt, kernel-rt-trace 2.6.24.7-161.el5rt, kernel-rt-vanilla 2.6.24.7-161.el5rt, kernel-rt-firmware 2.6.24.7-161.el5rt, kernel-rt-debuginfo-common 2.6.24.7-161.el5rt
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0631
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) kernel 2.6.18-194.11.1.el5, kernel-PAE 2.6.18-194.11.1.el5, kernel-xen 2.6.18-194.11.1.el5, kernel-kdump 2.6.18-194.11.1.el5, kernel-debuginfo-common 2.6.18-194.11.1.el5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) kernel 2.6.18-194.11.1.el5, kernel-PAE 2.6.18-194.11.1.el5, kernel-xen 2.6.18-194.11.1.el5, kernel-kdump 2.6.18-194.11.1.el5, kernel-debuginfo-common 2.6.18-194.11.1.el5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0610

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Exploit prediction

2.98% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.1 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
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Sources

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