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  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "id": "GHSA-vj6j-hh8w-8qxh",
  "modified": "2025-04-11T03:42:33Z",
  "published": "2022-05-13T01:23:32Z",
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2010-4258"
  ],
  "details": "The do_exit function in kernel/exit.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36.2 does not properly handle a KERNEL_DS get_fs value, which allows local users to bypass intended access_ok restrictions, overwrite arbitrary kernel memory locations, and gain privileges by leveraging a (1) BUG, (2) NULL pointer dereference, or (3) page fault, as demonstrated by vectors involving the clear_child_tid feature and the splice system call.",
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      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4258"
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=659567"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lkml.org/lkml/2010/12/1/543"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-12/0086.html"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://blog.nelhage.com/2010/12/cve-2010-4258-from-dos-to-privesc"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://code.google.com/p/chromium-os/issues/detail?id=10234"
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=33dd94ae1ccbfb7bf0fb6c692bc3d1c4269e6177"
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=33dd94ae1ccbfb7bf0fb6c692bc3d1c4269e6177"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/01/chrome-os-beta-channel-update.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/052513.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00000.html"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00001.html"
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00004.html"
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      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00007.html"
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    {
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      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html"
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00002.html"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=129117048916957&w=2"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/02/2"
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    {
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      "url": "http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/02/3"
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      "type": "WEB",
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      "url": "http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/08/9"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/42745"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/42778"
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      "url": "http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:029"
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3321"
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      "url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0012"
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      "type": "WEB",
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      "type": "WEB",
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    "severity": "MODERATE",
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    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2010-12-30T19:00:00Z"
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