CVE-2010-3066 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Linux kernel, specifically affecting versions prior to 2.6.23. A local attacker can trigger a NULL pointer dereference by crafting a malicious io_submit system call utilizing the IOCB_FLAG_RESFD flag. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.9, indicating a low severity with local access, low attack complexity, and no authentication required, leading to a complete denial of service. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.6.22.19CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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