The pipe_fcntl function in fs/pipe.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37 does not properly determine whether a file is a named pipe, which allows local users to cause a denial of service via an F_SETPIPE_SZ fcntl call.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2010-4229 The pipe_fcntl function in fs/pipe.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37 does not properly determine whether a file is a named pipe, which allows local users to cause a denial of service via an F_SETPIPE_SZ fcntl call.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1054-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1083-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1202-1 Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T03:34:38.055Z

Reserved: 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

Link: CVE-2010-4256

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2011-01-25T19:00:03.183

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2010-4256

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