kernel: IB/uverbs: Handle large number of entries in poll CQ
Published Feb 18, 2011
6.9
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.35%
Description
Integer overflow in the ib_uverbs_poll_cq function in drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_cmd.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a large value of a certain structure member.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- < 2.6.37
Configuration 2
- 5.0
- 5.6
- 5.0
- 5.6
- 5.0
No data.
MRG for RHEL-5
kernel-rt-0:2.6.33.7-rt29.55.el5rt
Fixed · RHSA-2011:0330
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kernel-0:2.6.18-238.19.1.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2011:0927
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
kernel-0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2011:0498
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
kernel
Affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| MRG for RHEL-5 | kernel-rt-0:2.6.33.7-rt29.55.el5rt | Fixed | RHSA-2011:0330 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel-0:2.6.18-238.19.1.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2011:0927 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kernel-0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2011:0498 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | kernel | Affected | n/a |
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.
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.35% (0.00352) | 26.46th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.36% (0.00355) | 27.16th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00069) | 18.62th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 31.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 67.60th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (8)
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7182afea8d1afd432a17c18162cc3fd441d0da93 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0927.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.37 x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46073 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-4649 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=667916 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4649
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-4649
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7182afea8d1afd432a17c18162cc3fd441d0da93 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0927.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.37 | x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken Link | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46073 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-4649 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=667916 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4649 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-4649 |
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