Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 3, 2010· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2010-2954
CVE-2010-2954
Description
The irda_bind function in net/irda/af_irda.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc3-next-20100901 does not properly handle failure of the irda_open_tsap function, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and panic) and possibly have unspecified other impact via multiple unsuccessful calls to bind on an AF_IRDA (aka PF_IRDA) socket.
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Affected products
17cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*+ 5 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <2.6.36
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <2.6.36-rc3-next-20100901
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:11:-:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:11:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:11:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:-:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
17- marc.infonvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg139404.htmlnvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00005.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00003.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-11/msg00000.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/41234nvdThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/41512nvdThird Party Advisory
- twitter.com/taviso/statuses/22635752128nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1000-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2266nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2430nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298nvdThird Party Advisory
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/61522nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/next/patch-v2.6.36-rc3-next-20100901.bz2nvdBroken Link
- git.kernel.orgnvd
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