High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Jul 18, 2011· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2010-4656
CVE-2010-4656
Description
The iowarrior_write function in drivers/usb/misc/iowarrior.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37 does not properly allocate memory, which might allow local users to trigger a heap-based buffer overflow, and consequently cause a denial of service or gain privileges, via a long report.
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Affected products
3- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
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References
8- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/24/9nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/25/3nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/25/4nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/46069nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1146-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.37nvdBroken Link
- git.kernel.orgnvd
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