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title: "CVE-2010-2221\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2010-2221

Publication date 8 July 2010

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

Multiple buffer overflows in the iSNS implementation in isns.c in (1) Linux
SCSI target framework (aka tgt or scsi-target-utils) before 1.0.6, (2)
iSCSI Enterprise Target (aka iscsitarget or IET) 1.4.20.1 and earlier, and
(3) Generic SCSI Target Subsystem for Linux (aka SCST or iscsi-scst)
1.0.1.1 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service
(memory corruption and daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via
(a) a long iSCSI Name string in an SCN message or (b) an invalid PDU.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| iscsitarget | 18.10 cosmic | Not in release |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release |
| 17.10 artful | Not in release |
| 17.04 zesty | Not in release |
| 16.10 yakkety | Not in release |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 15.10 wily | Ignored end of life |
| 15.04 vivid | Ignored end of life |
| 14.10 utopic | Ignored end of life |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 13.10 saucy | Ignored end of life |
| 13.04 raring | Ignored end of life |
| 12.10 quantal | Ignored end of life |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored end of life |
| 11.10 oneiric | Ignored end of life |
| 11.04 natty | Ignored end of life |
| 10.10 maverick | Ignored end of life |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Ignored end of life |
| 9.10 karmic | Ignored end of life |
| 9.04 jaunty | Ignored end of life |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Ignored end of life |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release |
| tgt | 18.10 cosmic | Not affected |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 17.10 artful | Not affected |
| 17.04 zesty | Not affected |
| 16.10 yakkety | Not affected |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 15.10 wily | Not affected |
| 15.04 vivid | Not affected |
| 14.10 utopic | Not affected |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not affected |
| 13.10 saucy | Not affected |
| 13.04 raring | Not affected |
| 12.10 quantal | Not affected |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not affected |
| 11.10 oneiric | Not affected |
| 11.04 natty | Not affected |
| 10.10 maverick | Fixed 1:1.0.4-1ubuntu4.1 |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Ignored end of life |
| 9.10 karmic | Ignored end of life |
| 9.04 jaunty | Ignored end of life |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Ignored end of life |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2010-2221?format=md#patch-details)

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| iscsitarget | * Vendor:   <http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:131> * Upstream:   <http://scst.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/scst?view=revision&revision=1793> |
| tgt | * Vendor:   <https://bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cgi?id=422756> * Vendor:   <https://bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cgi?id=424334> |

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-2221)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2221)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2010-2221)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-2221)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-1156-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-1156-1)
+ tgt vulnerabilities
+ 21 June 2011

### Other references

* <http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-07/0058.html>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-2221>