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CVE-2010-5328 Details

Description

include/linux/init_task.h in the Linux kernel before 2.6.35 does not prevent signals with a process group ID of zero from reaching the swapper process, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) by leveraging access to this process group.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://ftp.naist.jp/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.35	CVE	Release NotesVendor Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=f106eee10038c2ee5b6056aaf3f6d5229be6dcdd	CVE	Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=f20011457f41c11edb5ea5038ad0c8ea9f392023	CVE	Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=fa2755e20ab0c7215d99c2dc7c262e98a09b01df	CVE	Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1358840	CVE	Issue TrackingPatch
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f106eee10038c2ee5b6056aaf3f6d5229be6dcdd	CVE	Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f20011457f41c11edb5ea5038ad0c8ea9f392023	CVE	Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/fa2755e20ab0c7215d99c2dc7c262e98a09b01df	CVE	Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/21/2	CVE	Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97103	CVE
http://ftp.naist.jp/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.35	[email protected]	Release NotesVendor Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=f106eee10038c2ee5b6056aaf3f6d5229be6dcdd	[email protected]	Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=f20011457f41c11edb5ea5038ad0c8ea9f392023	[email protected]	Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=fa2755e20ab0c7215d99c2dc7c262e98a09b01df	[email protected]	Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1358840	[email protected]	Issue TrackingPatch
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f106eee10038c2ee5b6056aaf3f6d5229be6dcdd	[email protected]	Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f20011457f41c11edb5ea5038ad0c8ea9f392023	[email protected]	Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/fa2755e20ab0c7215d99c2dc7c262e98a09b01df	[email protected]	Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/21/2	[email protected]	Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97103	[email protected]

see all 20 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-20	Improper Input Validation	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
linux linux kernel	<= 2.6.34.7
CPE cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 13, 2026	CVE Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Mar 29, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Feb 8, 2017	Initial Analysis	[email protected]