# CVE-2010-1446: arch/powerpc/mm/fsl\_booke\_mmu.c in KGDB in the Linux kernel 2.6.30 and other versions before 2.6.33, when running on PowerPC, does not prope

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2010-05-21 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

arch/powerpc/mm/fsl_booke_mmu.c in KGDB in the Linux kernel 2.6.30 and other versions before 2.6.33, when running on PowerPC, does not properly perform a security check for access to a kernel page, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary kernel memory, related to Fsl booke.

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## References

- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-07/msg00006.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/58840
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/30/1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40645
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/29/9
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/5/10/458
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2053
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39830
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/29/3
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1857

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