CVE-2010-1084
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Linux kernel 2.6.18 through 2.6.33, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a large number of Bluetooth sockets, related to the size of sysfs files in (1) net/bluetooth/l2cap.c, (2) net/bluetooth/rfcomm/core.c, (3) net/bluetooth/rfcomm/sock.c, and (4) net/bluetooth/sco.c.
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Statement
Red Hat is aware of this issue and is tracking it via the following bug:
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/CVE-2010-1084
This issue did not affect the version of the Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise 3 and 4, as it did not use sysfs files. A future update in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG may address this flaw.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 7.2 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| Access Vector | Local |
| Access Complexity | Low |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Complete |
| Integrity Impact | Complete |
| Availability Impact | Complete |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (kernel) | RHSA-2010:0610 | 2010-08-10 |
| MRG Grid for RHEL 5 Server (kernel-rt) | RHSA-2010:0631 | 2010-08-17 |
Acknowledgements
Red Hat would like to thank Neil Brown for reporting this issue.CVE description copyright © 2017, The MITRE Corporation