CVE-2010-4251
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Statement
This issue did not affect the versions of Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise MRG as they have already backported the fixes for this issue. Future kernel updates in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 may address this flaw. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 is now in Production 3 of the maintenance life-cycle, https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata/, therefore the fix for this issue is not currently planned to be included in the future updates.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 6.1 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
| Access Vector | Adjacent Network |
| Access Complexity | Low |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Complete |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.0) (kernel) | RHSA-2011:0883 | 2011-06-21 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (kernel) | RHSA-2011:0303 | 2011-03-01 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (kernel) | RHSA-2011:0542 | 2011-05-19 |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | kernel | Will not fix |
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