CVE-2010-2495
Critical
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.
SeverityCritical
CVSS10.0
Exploit probability—
Product
Linux Kernel
PublishedSep 8, 2010
First seenSep 8, 2010
How to fix
Update
- linux linux_kernel2.6.34 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| linux linux_kernel | v < 2.6.34 | 2.6.34 |
| canonical ubuntu_linux | 6.06, 8.04, 9.04, 9.10, 10.04, 10.10 | — |
| suse suse_linux_enterprise_desktop | 11 | — |
| suse suse_linux_enterprise_high_availability_extension | 11 | — |
| suse suse_linux_enterprise_server | 11 | — |
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