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CVE-2010-4157 json

Integer overflow in the ioc_general function in drivers/scsi/gdth.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36.1 on 64-bit platforms allows local us…

published 2010-12-10 15 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2010-4133

cvss
6.2
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.5%
EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 45%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Integer overflow in the ioc_general function in drivers/scsi/gdth.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36.1 on 64-bit platforms allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a large argument in an ioctl call.

Patch / fix

  • linux linux_kernel 2.6.36.1
  • kernel RHEL 5 2.6.18-194.32.1.el5
  • kernel-PAE RHEL 5 2.6.18-194.32.1.el5
  • kernel-xen RHEL 5 2.6.18-194.32.1.el5
  • kernel-kdump RHEL 5 2.6.18-194.32.1.el5
  • kernel-debuginfo-common RHEL 5 2.6.18-194.32.1.el5
  • kernel RHEL 4 2.6.9-89.35.1.EL
  • kernel-smp RHEL 4 2.6.9-89.35.1.EL
  • kernel-xenU RHEL 4 2.6.9-89.35.1.EL

red hat advisories RHSA-2011:0004RHSA-2011:0162RHSA-2010:0958

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2010-4157 updated cvss 6.0

kernel: gdth: integer overflow in ioc_general()

  • Red Hat MRG Realtime for RHEL 5 Server perf 2.6.33.7-rt29.47.el5rt, kernel-rt 2.6.33.7-rt29.47.el5rt, kernel-rt-trace 2.6.33.7-rt29.47.el5rt, kernel-rt-vanilla 2.6.33.7-rt29.47.el5rt, kernel-rt-debuginfo-common 2.6.33.7-rt29.47.el5rt
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0958
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) kernel 2.6.18-194.32.1.el5, kernel-PAE 2.6.18-194.32.1.el5, kernel-xen 2.6.18-194.32.1.el5, kernel-kdump 2.6.18-194.32.1.el5, kernel-debuginfo-common 2.6.18-194.32.1.el5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2011:0004
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 kernel 2.6.9-89.35.1.EL, kernel-smp 2.6.9-89.35.1.EL, kernel-xenU 2.6.9-89.35.1.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.6.9-89.35.1.EL, kernel-largesmp 2.6.9-89.35.1.EL
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2011:0162
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) kernel 2.6.18-194.32.1.el5, kernel-PAE 2.6.18-194.32.1.el5, kernel-xen 2.6.18-194.32.1.el5, kernel-kdump 2.6.18-194.32.1.el5, kernel-debuginfo-common 2.6.18-194.32.1.el5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2011:0004
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 kernel 2.6.9-89.35.1.EL, kernel-smp 2.6.9-89.35.1.EL, kernel-xenU 2.6.9-89.35.1.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.6.9-89.35.1.EL, kernel-largesmp 2.6.9-89.35.1.EL Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 kernel 2.6.9-89.35.1.EL, kernel-smp 2.6.9-89.35.1.EL, kernel-xenU 2.6.9-89.35.1.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.6.9-89.35.1.EL, kernel-largesmp 2.6.9-89.35.1.EL Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 kernel 2.6.9-89.35.1.EL, kernel-smp 2.6.9-89.35.1.EL, kernel-xenU 2.6.9-89.35.1.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.6.9-89.35.1.EL, kernel-largesmp 2.6.9-89.35.1.EL
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2011:0162

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Exploit prediction

0.54% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 45% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • openwall.com http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/09/4 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.2 AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound
Technology feeds

References

Sources

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