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CVE-2010-1086 json

The ULE decapsulation functionality in drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_net.c in dvb-core in Linux kernel 2.6.33 and earlier allows attackers…

published 16y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2010-1118

cvss
7.8
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.6%
EPSS 3.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 89%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The ULE decapsulation functionality in drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_net.c in dvb-core in Linux kernel 2.6.33 and earlier allows attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted MPEG2-TS frame, related to an invalid Payload Pointer ULE.

Patch / fix

  • kernel RHEL 4 2.6.9-89.0.25.EL
  • kernel-smp RHEL 4 2.6.9-89.0.25.EL
  • kernel-xenU RHEL 4 2.6.9-89.0.25.EL
  • kernel-hugemem RHEL 4 2.6.9-89.0.25.EL
  • kernel-largesmp RHEL 4 2.6.9-89.0.25.EL
  • kernel RHEL 5 2.6.18-194.3.1.el5
  • kernel-PAE RHEL 5 2.6.18-194.3.1.el5
  • kernel-xen RHEL 5 2.6.18-194.3.1.el5

red hat advisories RHSA-2010:0394RHSA-2010:0398RHSA-2010:0631

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red hat product security vex CVE-2010-1086 updated cvss 7.8

kernel: dvb-core: DoS bug in ULE decapsulation code

  • 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 2.6.18-194.3.1.el5, kernel-PAE 2.6.18-194.3.1.el5, kernel-xen 2.6.18-194.3.1.el5, kernel-kdump 2.6.18-194.3.1.el5, kernel-debuginfo-common 2.6.18-194.3.1.el5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0398
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 kernel 2.6.9-89.0.25.EL, kernel-smp 2.6.9-89.0.25.EL, kernel-xenU 2.6.9-89.0.25.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.6.9-89.0.25.EL, kernel-largesmp 2.6.9-89.0.25.EL
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0394
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) kernel 2.6.18-194.3.1.el5, kernel-PAE 2.6.18-194.3.1.el5, kernel-xen 2.6.18-194.3.1.el5, kernel-kdump 2.6.18-194.3.1.el5, kernel-debuginfo-common 2.6.18-194.3.1.el5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0398
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 kernel 2.6.9-89.0.25.EL, kernel-smp 2.6.9-89.0.25.EL, kernel-xenU 2.6.9-89.0.25.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.6.9-89.0.25.EL, kernel-largesmp 2.6.9-89.0.25.EL Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 kernel 2.6.9-89.0.25.EL, kernel-smp 2.6.9-89.0.25.EL, kernel-xenU 2.6.9-89.0.25.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.6.9-89.0.25.EL, kernel-largesmp 2.6.9-89.0.25.EL Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 kernel 2.6.9-89.0.25.EL, kernel-smp 2.6.9-89.0.25.EL, kernel-xenU 2.6.9-89.0.25.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.6.9-89.0.25.EL, kernel-largesmp 2.6.9-89.0.25.EL
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0394

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Exploit prediction

3.60% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.8 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-399 Resource Management Errors
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References

Sources

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