--- title: "CVE-2010-3086\n | Ubuntu" description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the desktop, to the cloud, to all your internet connected things. url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2010-3086?format=md keywords: index, follow --- # CVE-2010-3086 Publication date 14 January 2011 Last updated 24 July 2024 --- Ubuntu priority **Low** [Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority ) Toggle side navigation ## Description include/asm-x86/futex.h in the Linux kernel before 2.6.25 does not properly implement exception fixup, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via an invalid application that triggers a page fault. ### From the Ubuntu Security Team Tavis Ormandy discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly implement exception fixup. A local attacker could exploit this to crash the kernel, leading to a denial of service. ## Status Show unmaintained releases | Package | Ubuntu Release | Status | | --- | --- | --- | | linux | 10.10 maverick | Not affected | | 10.04 LTS lucid | Not affected | | 9.10 karmic | Not affected | | 8.04 LTS hardy | Fixed | | 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release | | linux-ec2 | 10.10 maverick | Ignored end of life | | 10.04 LTS lucid | Not affected | | 9.10 karmic | Not affected | | 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release | | 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release | | linux-lts-backport-maverick | 10.10 maverick | Not in release | | 10.04 LTS lucid | Not affected | | 9.10 karmic | Not in release | | 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release | | 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release | | linux-mvl-dove | 10.10 maverick | Not affected | | 10.04 LTS lucid | Not affected | | 9.10 karmic | Ignored end of life | | 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release | | 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release | | linux-source-2.6.15 | 10.10 maverick | Not in release | | 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release | | 9.10 karmic | Not in release | | 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release | | 6.06 LTS dapper | Fixed 2.6.15-55.93 | | linux-ti-omap4 | 10.10 maverick | Not affected | | 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release | | 9.10 karmic | Not in release | | 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release | | 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release | --- * [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-2010-3086?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 | | --- | --- | | linux | * Upstream: | ## References * [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-3086) * [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-3086) * [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2010-3086) * [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-3086) ### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) + [USN-1071-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-1071-1) + Linux kernel vulnerabilities + 25 February 2011 ### Other references *