CVE-2010-3859
Multiple integer signedness errors in the TIPC implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36.2 allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted sendmsg call that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow, related to the tipc_msg_build function in…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.40%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Multiple integer signedness errors in the TIPC implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36.2 allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted sendmsg call that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow, related to the tipc_msg_build function in net/tipc/msg.c and the verify_iovec function in net/core/iovec.c.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.9 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.40% probability · 33th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel · debian/debian linux
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=253eacc070b114c2ec1f81b067d2fed7305467b0
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8acfe468b0384e834a303f08ebc4953d72fb690a
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=128770476511716&w=2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42789Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42963Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46397Third 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-2011:029Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/22/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/22/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0004.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0162.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threadedThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44354Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg145247.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg145248.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg145262.htmlMailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg145263.htmlMailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg145264.htmlMailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg145265.htmlMailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg145352.htmlMailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0024Third Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0168Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=645867Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=253eacc070b114c2ec1f81b067d2fed7305467b0
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8acfe468b0384e834a303f08ebc4953d72fb690a
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=128770476511716&w=2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42789Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.