01 Record

CVE-2010-4346

The install_special_mapping function in mm/mmap.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37-rc6 does not make an expected security_file_mmap function call, which allows local users to bypass intended

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: redhat

CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

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02 Description

The install_special_mapping function in mm/mmap.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37-rc6 does not make an expected security_file_mmap function call, which allows local users to bypass intended

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation: Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision: Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability: 0.40% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile: Equal to or higher than the score of 34.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score: The NVD has published no score for this record
NVD CVSS vector: No NVD score to derive
NVD analysis status: Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
Red Hat severity: Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published

2010-12-22 20:00Z15 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-07 03:43Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2010-11-30

Assigning CNA

redhat

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

CWE-476NULL Pointer DereferenceBase

Data version

5.1

Document digest

3158b4195fdc92d7d9f895595dc001e102ce355ed55954787dc8dcbc7cc6e65d

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms

linuxlinux_kernelNot specified—

redhatenterprise_linuxNot specified—

redhatenterprise_mrgNot specified—

06 References

www.securityfocus.com20111013 VMSA-2011-0012 VMware ESXi and ESX updates to third party libraries and ESX Service Consolehttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threadedmailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=662189x_refsource_CONFIRM
secunia.com46397http://secunia.com/advisories/46397third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
openwall.com[oss-security] 20101209 Re: [taviso@cmpxchg8b.com: [PATCH] install_special_mapping skips security_file_mmap check.]http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/09/13mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
git.kernel.orghttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=462e635e5b73ba9a4c03913b77138cd57ce4b050x_refsource_CONFIRM
lkml.org[linux-kernel] 20101209 [PATCH] install_special_mapping skips security_file_mmap check.https://lkml.org/lkml/2010/12/9/222mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
openwall.com[oss-security] 20101210 Re: Subject: CVE request: kernel: install_special_mapping skips security_file_mmap checkhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/10/3mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
www.vmware.comhttp://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRM
www.kernel.orghttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.37-rc6x_refsource_CONFIRM
www.mandriva.comMDVSA-2011:029http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:029vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
www.securityfocus.com45323http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45323vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
openwall.com[oss-security] 20101210 Subject: CVE request: kernel: install_special_mapping skips security_file_mmap checkhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/10/2mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
openwall.com[oss-security] 20101209 [taviso@cmpxchg8b.com: [PATCH] install_special_mapping skips security_file_mmap check.]http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/09/12mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
secunia.com42570http://secunia.com/advisories/42570third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA