# CVE-2010-4157: Integer overflow in the ioc\_general function in drivers/scsi/gdth.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36.1 on 64-bit platforms allows local use

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2010-12-10 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Integer overflow in the ioc_general function in drivers/scsi/gdth.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36.1 on 64-bit platforms allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a large argument in an ioctl call.

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## References

- http://ns3.spinics.net/lists/linux-scsi/msg47361.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=651147
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42789
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0024
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00004.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42778
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0004.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/09/3
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42801
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46397
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00001.html
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f63ae56e4e97fb12053590e41a4fa59e7daa74a4
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/052513.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00000.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42932
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/09/1
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/09/4
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0124
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/09/5
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00004.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3321
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0958.html

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