CVE-2010-2942
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Statement
This issue did not affect the version of Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 3 as it did not include upstream commit be84c7f6 (history repository) that introduced the problem. A future kernel update in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, 5 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG will address this issue.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| Access Vector | Local |
| Access Complexity | Low |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | None |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| MRG Grid for RHEL 5 Server (kernel-rt) | RHSA-2010:0771 | 2010-10-14 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (kernel) | RHSA-2010:0779 | 2010-10-19 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (kernel) | RHSA-2010:0723 | 2010-09-29 |
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