CVE-2010-2959

EXPLOITED

Linux kernel <2.6.27.53-2.6.35.4 - RCE/DoS

Title source: llm

Description

Integer overflow in net/can/bcm.c in the Controller Area Network (CAN) implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.27.53, 2.6.32.x before 2.6.32.21, 2.6.34.x before 2.6.34.6, and 2.6.35.x before 2.6.35.4 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (system crash) via crafted CAN traffic.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED

by Jon Oberheide · clocallinux

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14814

View Code ZIP pw:eip

References (18)

[Patch] http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5b75c4973ce779520b9d1e392483207d6f842cde

[Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] http://jon.oberheide.org/files/i-can-haz-modharden.c

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-September/046947.html

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00004.html

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00005.html

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html

[Broken Link] http://secunia.com/advisories/41512

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2094

[Broken Link] http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.27.53

[Broken Link] http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.32.21

[Broken Link] http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.34.6

[Broken Link] http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.35.4

[Broken Link] http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:198

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/08/20/2

[Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42585

[Broken Link] http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2430

[Broken Link] http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298

[Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=625699

Scores

EPSS 0.0037

EPSS Percentile 58.6%

Details

VulnCheck KEV 2026-02-09

CWE

CWE-190

Status published

Products (8)

debian/debian_linux 5.0

fedoraproject/fedora 12

linux/linux_kernel < 2.6.27.53

opensuse/opensuse 11.3

suse/linux_enterprise_desktop 11 sp1

suse/linux_enterprise_high_availability_extension 11 sp1

suse/linux_enterprise_real_time 11 sp1

suse/linux_enterprise_server 11 sp1

Published Sep 08, 2010

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026