CVE-2010-4342

N/A
Published: December 30, 2010 at 06:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:24 PM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsLinux KernelLinux Enterprise Server

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 4%

Description

The aun_incoming function in net/econet/af_econet.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37-rc6, when Econet is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) by sending an Acorn Universal Networking (AUN) packet over UDP.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Affected range stops below 2.6.37, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (10)

Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00002.html
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTExploitThird Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=129185496013580&w=2
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=129186011218615&w=2
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTExploitThird Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/09/1
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/09/2
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://secunia.com/advisories/43291

CVSS

Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
COMPLETE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-476

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