CVE-2010-4668 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Linux kernel, affecting versions before 2.6.37-rc7. A local attacker can trigger a system panic by sending a zero-length I/O request to a SCSI device via a device ioctl, stemming from an incomplete fix for a previous vulnerability. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.7, indicating low attack complexity and local access required, with the primary impact being system availability. There is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.6.37CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.37CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.37:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.37CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.37:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.37CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.37:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.37CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.37:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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