CVE-2010-2495 (GCVE-0-2010-2495)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2010-09-08 19:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 02:32
VLAI
Summary
The pppol2tp_xmit function in drivers/net/pppol2tp.c in the L2TP implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.34 does not properly validate certain values associated with an interface, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to a routing change.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
redhat CNA under the redhat root
CNA scorecard B 82/100 over 1039 records in the last 180 days details
References
Date Public
2010-05-16 00:00
Show details on NVD website
To clipboard 

{
  "containers": {
    "adp": [
      {
        "providerMetadata": {
          "dateUpdated": "2024-08-07T02:32:16.772Z",
          "orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
          "shortName": "CVE"
        },
        "references": [
          {
            "name": "[oss-security] 20100623 kernel: l2tp: Fix oops in pppol2tp_xmit",
            "tags": [
              "mailing-list",
              "x_refsource_MLIST",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/23/3"
          },
          {
            "name": "USN-1000-1",
            "tags": [
              "vendor-advisory",
              "x_refsource_UBUNTU",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1000-1"
          },
          {
            "name": "[oss-security] 20100704 Re: CVE Request: kernel: l2tp: Fix oops in pppol2tp_xmit",
            "tags": [
              "mailing-list",
              "x_refsource_MLIST",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/04/3"
          },
          {
            "name": "SUSE-SA:2010:033",
            "tags": [
              "vendor-advisory",
              "x_refsource_SUSE",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-08/msg00000.html"
          },
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_refsource_CONFIRM",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3feec9095d12e311b7d4eb7fe7e5dfa75d4a72a5"
          },
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_refsource_CONFIRM",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=607054"
          },
          {
            "name": "[oss-security] 20100706 Re: CVE Request: kernel: l2tp: Fix oops in pppol2tp_xmit",
            "tags": [
              "mailing-list",
              "x_refsource_MLIST",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/06/11"
          },
          {
            "name": "[oss-security] 20100704 Re: kernel: l2tp: Fix oops in pppol2tp_xmit",
            "tags": [
              "mailing-list",
              "x_refsource_MLIST",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/04/2"
          },
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_refsource_CONFIRM",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.34"
          }
        ],
        "title": "CVE Program Container"
      }
    ],
    "cna": {
      "affected": [
        {
          "product": "n/a",
          "vendor": "n/a",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "n/a"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "datePublic": "2010-05-16T00:00:00.000Z",
      "descriptions": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "The pppol2tp_xmit function in drivers/net/pppol2tp.c in the L2TP implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.34 does not properly validate certain values associated with an interface, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to a routing change."
        }
      ],
      "problemTypes": [
        {
          "descriptions": [
            {
              "description": "n/a",
              "lang": "en",
              "type": "text"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "providerMetadata": {
        "dateUpdated": "2010-09-14T09:00:00.000Z",
        "orgId": "53f830b8-0a3f-465b-8143-3b8a9948e749",
        "shortName": "redhat"
      },
      "references": [
        {
          "name": "[oss-security] 20100623 kernel: l2tp: Fix oops in pppol2tp_xmit",
          "tags": [
            "mailing-list",
            "x_refsource_MLIST"
          ],
          "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/23/3"
        },
        {
          "name": "USN-1000-1",
          "tags": [
            "vendor-advisory",
            "x_refsource_UBUNTU"
          ],
          "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1000-1"
        },
        {
          "name": "[oss-security] 20100704 Re: CVE Request: kernel: l2tp: Fix oops in pppol2tp_xmit",
          "tags": [
            "mailing-list",
            "x_refsource_MLIST"
          ],
          "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/04/3"
        },
        {
          "name": "SUSE-SA:2010:033",
          "tags": [
            "vendor-advisory",
            "x_refsource_SUSE"
          ],
          "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-08/msg00000.html"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "x_refsource_CONFIRM"
          ],
          "url": "http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3feec9095d12e311b7d4eb7fe7e5dfa75d4a72a5"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "x_refsource_CONFIRM"
          ],
          "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=607054"
        },
        {
          "name": "[oss-security] 20100706 Re: CVE Request: kernel: l2tp: Fix oops in pppol2tp_xmit",
          "tags": [
            "mailing-list",
            "x_refsource_MLIST"
          ],
          "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/06/11"
        },
        {
          "name": "[oss-security] 20100704 Re: kernel: l2tp: Fix oops in pppol2tp_xmit",
          "tags": [
            "mailing-list",
            "x_refsource_MLIST"
          ],
          "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/04/2"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "x_refsource_CONFIRM"
          ],
          "url": "http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.34"
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "cveMetadata": {
    "assignerOrgId": "53f830b8-0a3f-465b-8143-3b8a9948e749",
    "assignerShortName": "redhat",
    "cveId": "CVE-2010-2495",
    "datePublished": "2010-09-08T19:00:00.000Z",
    "dateReserved": "2010-06-28T00:00:00.000Z",
    "dateUpdated": "2024-08-07T02:32:16.772Z",
    "state": "PUBLISHED"
  },
  "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
  "dataVersion": "5.1",
  "vulnerability-lookup:meta": {
    "epss": {
      "cve": "CVE-2010-2495",
      "date": "2026-10-21",
      "epss": "0.02931",
      "percentile": "0.86969"
    },
    "nvd": {
      "cve": {
        "configurations": [
          {
            "nodes": [
              {
                "cpeMatch": [
                  {
                    "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "matchCriteriaId": "6BA10979-D59C-4A33-ACC8-A110A5ACFF74",
                    "versionEndExcluding": "2.6.34",
                    "vulnerable": true
                  }
                ],
                "negate": false,
                "operator": "OR"
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "nodes": [
              {
                "cpeMatch": [
                  {
                    "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*",
                    "matchCriteriaId": "5C18C3CD-969B-4AA3-AE3A-BA4A188F8BFF",
                    "vulnerable": true
                  },
                  {
                    "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*",
                    "matchCriteriaId": "C91D2DBF-6DA7-4BA2-9F29-8BD2725A4701",
                    "vulnerable": true
                  },
                  {
                    "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "matchCriteriaId": "A5D026D0-EF78-438D-BEDD-FC8571F3ACEB",
                    "vulnerable": true
                  },
                  {
                    "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "matchCriteriaId": "A2BCB73E-27BB-4878-AD9C-90C4F20C25A0",
                    "vulnerable": true
                  },
                  {
                    "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*",
                    "matchCriteriaId": "5D37DF0F-F863-45AC-853A-3E04F9FEC7CA",
                    "vulnerable": true
                  },
                  {
                    "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "matchCriteriaId": "87614B58-24AB-49FB-9C84-E8DDBA16353B",
                    "vulnerable": true
                  }
                ],
                "negate": false,
                "operator": "OR"
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "nodes": [
              {
                "cpeMatch": [
                  {
                    "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop:11:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "matchCriteriaId": "10A193CD-12B9-4236-8A2C-E8CEAE592952",
                    "vulnerable": true
                  },
                  {
                    "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_availability_extension:11:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "matchCriteriaId": "6338B25E-3246-45E8-8C4C-6094036104D2",
                    "vulnerable": true
                  },
                  {
                    "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:11:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "matchCriteriaId": "F691F4E7-2FF1-4EFB-B21F-E510049A9940",
                    "vulnerable": true
                  }
                ],
                "negate": false,
                "operator": "OR"
              }
            ]
          }
        ],
        "cveTags": [],
        "descriptions": [
          {
            "lang": "en",
            "value": "The pppol2tp_xmit function in drivers/net/pppol2tp.c in the L2TP implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.34 does not properly validate certain values associated with an interface, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to a routing change."
          },
          {
            "lang": "es",
            "value": "La funci\u00f3n pppol2tp_xmit en drivers/net/pppol2tp.c en la implementaci\u00f3n  L2TP en el kernel de Linux anterior a v2.6.34, no valida adecuadamente determinados valores asociados a un interfaz, lo que permite a atacantes provocar una denegaci\u00f3n de servicio (deferencia a puntero null y OOPS) o posiblemente tener otro impacto no especificados a trav\u00e9s de vectores relacionados con un cambio de enrutamiento."
          }
        ],
        "id": "CVE-2010-2495",
        "lastModified": "2026-04-29T01:13:23.040",
        "metrics": {
          "cvssMetricV2": [
            {
              "acInsufInfo": false,
              "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
              "cvssData": {
                "accessComplexity": "LOW",
                "accessVector": "NETWORK",
                "authentication": "NONE",
                "availabilityImpact": "COMPLETE",
                "baseScore": 10.0,
                "confidentialityImpact": "COMPLETE",
                "integrityImpact": "COMPLETE",
                "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C",
                "version": "2.0"
              },
              "exploitabilityScore": 10.0,
              "impactScore": 10.0,
              "obtainAllPrivilege": false,
              "obtainOtherPrivilege": false,
              "obtainUserPrivilege": false,
              "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
              "type": "Primary",
              "userInteractionRequired": false
            }
          ]
        },
        "published": "2010-09-08T20:00:02.760",
        "references": [
          {
            "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
            "url": "http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3feec9095d12e311b7d4eb7fe7e5dfa75d4a72a5"
          },
          {
            "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
            "tags": [
              "Mailing List",
              "Third Party Advisory"
            ],
            "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-08/msg00000.html"
          },
          {
            "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
            "tags": [
              "Release Notes",
              "Vendor Advisory"
            ],
            "url": "http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.34"
          },
          {
            "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
            "tags": [
              "Mailing List",
              "Third Party Advisory"
            ],
            "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/23/3"
          },
          {
            "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
            "tags": [
              "Mailing List",
              "Third Party Advisory"
            ],
            "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/04/2"
          },
          {
            "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
            "tags": [
              "Mailing List",
              "Third Party Advisory"
            ],
            "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/04/3"
          },
          {
            "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
            "tags": [
              "Mailing List",
              "Third Party Advisory"
            ],
            "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/06/11"
          },
          {
            "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
            "tags": [
              "Third Party Advisory"
            ],
            "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1000-1"
          },
          {
            "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
            "tags": [
              "Issue Tracking",
              "Third Party Advisory",
              "Vendor Advisory"
            ],
            "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=607054"
          },
          {
            "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
            "url": "http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3feec9095d12e311b7d4eb7fe7e5dfa75d4a72a5"
          },
          {
            "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
            "tags": [
              "Mailing List",
              "Third Party Advisory"
            ],
            "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-08/msg00000.html"
          },
          {
            "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
            "tags": [
              "Release Notes",
              "Vendor Advisory"
            ],
            "url": "http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.34"
          },
          {
            "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
            "tags": [
              "Mailing List",
              "Third Party Advisory"
            ],
            "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/23/3"
          },
          {
            "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
            "tags": [
              "Mailing List",
              "Third Party Advisory"
            ],
            "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/04/2"
          },
          {
            "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
            "tags": [
              "Mailing List",
              "Third Party Advisory"
            ],
            "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/04/3"
          },
          {
            "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
            "tags": [
              "Mailing List",
              "Third Party Advisory"
            ],
            "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/06/11"
          },
          {
            "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
            "tags": [
              "Third Party Advisory"
            ],
            "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1000-1"
          },
          {
            "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
            "tags": [
              "Issue Tracking",
              "Third Party Advisory",
              "Vendor Advisory"
            ],
            "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=607054"
          }
        ],
        "sourceIdentifier": "secalert@redhat.com",
        "vulnStatus": "Modified",
        "weaknesses": [
          {
            "description": [
              {
                "lang": "en",
                "value": "CWE-476"
              }
            ],
            "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
            "type": "Primary"
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    "redhat_vex": {
      "current_release_date": "2026-06-27T16:09:18+00:00",
      "cve": "CVE-2010-2495",
      "id": "CVE-2010-2495",
      "initial_release_date": "2010-03-16T00:00:00+00:00",
      "product_status:known_not_affected": "1",
      "source": "Red Hat CSAF VEX",
      "status": "final",
      "title": "kernel: l2tp: Fix oops in pppol2tp_xmit",
      "url": "https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2010/cve-2010-2495.json",
      "version": "3"
    }
  }
}



Log in or create an account to share your comment.




Tags
Taxonomy of the tags.




Drag nodes to arrange them. Double-click a related vulnerability to open it, or a source to visit its link. The Physics button on the left tunes the layout and the simulation; the legend at the bottom left hides or shows nodes by kind and by sighting type.

Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.

Sightings

Author Source Type Date Other

Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
  • Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Vulnerability timeline

Sightings and recorded dates, grouped by day · UTC

JSON

Loading timeline…




    Related by attack behaviour

    Vulnerabilities whose description is nearest to this one in the vector space of the CIRCL/vulnerability-attack-technique-biencoder model. This is a similarity search over the bi-encoder space (plain cosine), not a classification, and it has no measured accuracy.