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CVE-2010-2959

Publication date 19 August 2010

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

High

Why this priority?

Integer overflow in net/can/bcm.c in the Controller Area Network (CAN) implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.27.53, 2.6.32.x before 2.6.32.21, 2.6.34.x before 2.6.34.6, and 2.6.35.x before 2.6.35.4 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (system crash) via crafted CAN traffic.

From the Ubuntu Security Team

Ben Hawkes discovered an integer overflow in the Controller Area Network

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
linux 10.10 maverick
Fixed 2.6.35-18.24
10.04 LTS lucid
Fixed 2.6.32-24.41
9.10 karmic
Fixed 2.6.31-22.63
9.04 jaunty
Fixed 2.6.28-19.64
8.04 LTS hardy
Not affected
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release
linux-ec2 10.10 maverick Ignored end of life
10.04 LTS lucid
Fixed 2.6.32-308.15
9.10 karmic
Fixed 2.6.31-307.17
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release
linux-fsl-imx51 10.10 maverick Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid
Fixed 2.6.31-608.19
9.10 karmic
Fixed 2.6.31-112.30
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release
linux-mvl-dove 10.10 maverick
Not affected
10.04 LTS lucid
Fixed 2.6.32-208.24
9.10 karmic
Fixed 2.6.31-214.30
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release
linux-source-2.6.15 10.10 maverick Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release
9.10 karmic Not in release
9.04 jaunty Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper
Not affected

Notes

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File bcm.c does not exist in Hardy and before.

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-974-1
    • Linux kernel vulnerabilities
    • 19 August 2010
    • USN-1074-1
    • Linux kernel vulnerabilities
    • 25 February 2011

Other references