HIGH
kernel: prevent crashing when parsing bad X.25
Published Jan 3, 2011
7.8
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.31%
Description
Multiple integer underflows in the x25_parse_facilities function in net/x25/x25_facilities.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36.2 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via malformed X.25 (1) X25_FAC_CLASS_A, (2) X25_FAC_CLASS_B, (3) X25_FAC_CLASS_C, or (4) X25_FAC_CLASS_D facility data, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-3873.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- < 2.6.36.2
Configuration 2
OR
- 11.2
- 11.3
- 10
- 11
- 11
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 10
Configuration 3
- 5.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.8 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
4.31% 0.04308
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.04308
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.31% (0.04308) | 90.84th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.31% (0.04308) | 89.85th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.66% (0.02663) | 84.80th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 4.33% (0.04335) | 92.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 3.20% (0.03199) | 89.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 88.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 87.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 82.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 86.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 70.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (26)
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5ef41308f94dcbb3b7afc56cdef1c2ba53fa5d2f x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00004.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00000.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00001.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00004.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00002.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=128951543005554&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/11/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/12/3 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42778 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42801 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42932 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43291 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36.2 x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken Link
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:029 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45055 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0012 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENThird Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0124 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENThird Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENThird Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0375 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-4164 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=652517 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4164
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-4164
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Jan 3, 2011
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Nov 4, 2010
Link CVE-2010-4164
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a