VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2010-3850

The ec_dev_ioctl function in net/econet/af_econet.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36.2 does not require the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions and configure econet addresses via an SIOCSIFADDR…

EXPLOIT ×2 ✓LOW 2.1EPSS 0.80%

Does this matter?

2 public exploits are published in Exploit-DB (verified), so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is low and EPSS is 0.8%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.

Description

CVSS 2.0: 2.1 LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
EPSS: 0.80% probability · 56th percentile
Public exploits: 2 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 7 December 2010
CISA KEV: Not listed
Affected: linux/linux kernel · suse/linux enterprise desktop · suse/linux enterprise real time extension · suse/linux enterprise server · suse/linux enterprise software development kit · debian/debian linux · canonical/ubuntu linux
Source: secalert@redhat.com

EPSS trend

EPSS 0.8% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Public exploits (2)

Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.

EDB-ID	Title	Type	Published	Verified
EDB-17787 source ↗	Linux Kernel < 2.6.36.2 (Ubuntu 10.04) - 'Half-Nelson.c' Econet Privilege Escalationlinux · Jon Oberheide	local	5 September 2011	yes
EDB-15704 source ↗	Linux Kernel 2.6.37 (RedHat / Ubuntu 10.04) - 'Full-Nelson.c' Local Privilege Escalationlinux · Dan Rosenberg	local	7 December 2010	yes

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-12/0086.htmlBroken Link
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=16c41745c7b92a243d0874f534c1655196c64b74
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00007.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00002.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/30/1Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43056Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43291Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126Third Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36.2Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:257Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:051Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1023-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0213Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0375Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=644156Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-12/0086.htmlBroken Link
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=16c41745c7b92a243d0874f534c1655196c64b74
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00007.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00002.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/30/1Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43056Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43291Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126Third Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36.2Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:257Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:051Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1023-1Third Party Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.