CVE-2010-4242

N/A Unknown
Published: January 11, 2011 Modified: April 29, 2026
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Description

The hci_uart_tty_open function in the HCI UART driver (drivers/bluetooth/hci_ldisc.c) in the Linux kernel 2.6.36, and possibly other versions, does not verify whether the tty has a write operation, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via vectors related to the Bluetooth driver.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42789
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/42890
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/42963
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/43291
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/46397
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45014
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://lkml.org/lkml/2010/10/7/255
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://git.kernel.org/linus/c19483cc5e56ac5e22dd19cf25ba210ab1537773
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/42789
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/42890
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/42963
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/43291
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/46397
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0004.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0007.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0162.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45014
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0024
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0168
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0375
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=641410
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64617
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lkml.org/lkml/2010/10/7/255
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

40 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.5%
36th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

linux