CVE-2010-3081

HIGH EXPLOITED IN THE WILD

Linux kernel <2.6.36-rc4-git2 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm

Exploitation Summary

CVE-2010-3081 has been observed exploited in the wild (reported by VulnCheck KEV, InTheWild.io). EIP tracks 1 public exploit from researchers including Ac1dB1tCh3z.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets a Linux kernel vulnerability (CVE-2010-3081) in the MCAST_MSFILTER compat mode, allowing local privilege escalation. It includes shellcode and techniques to bypass security mechanisms like SELinux and OpenVZ.

Description

The compat_alloc_user_space functions in include/asm/compat.h files in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc4-git2 on 64-bit platforms do not properly allocate the userspace memory required for the 32-bit compatibility layer, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging the ability of the compat_mc_getsockopt function (aka the MCAST_MSFILTER getsockopt support) to control a certain length value, related to a "stack pointer underflow" issue, as exploited in the wild in September 2010.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED

by Ac1dB1tCh3z · clocallinux_x86-64

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15024

View Code ZIP pw:eip

This exploit targets a Linux kernel vulnerability (CVE-2010-3081) in the MCAST_MSFILTER compat mode, allowing local privilege escalation. It includes shellcode and techniques to bypass security mechanisms like SELinux and OpenVZ.

Classification

Working Poc 95%

Attack Type

Lpe

Complexity

Complex

Reliability

Reliable

Target: Linux kernel 2.6.x (x86_64)

No auth needed

Prerequisites: Local access to the target system · Vulnerable kernel version

MITRE ATT&CK

T1068 - Exploitation for Privilege Escalation T1059 - Command and Scripting Interpreter

devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (28)

Core 28

Core References

Patch x_refsource_confirm

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c41d68a513c71e35a14f66d71782d27a79a81ea6

Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm

http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2010-0017.html

Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc

http://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=9574

Broken Link vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3083

Broken Link vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3117

Broken Link x_refsource_misc

http://sota.gen.nz/compat1/

Broken Link vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva

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

Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm

https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-40265

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514938/30/30/threaded

Broken Link third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/42384

Broken Link mailing-list x_refsource_fulldisc

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-09/0278.html

Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html

Broken Link vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0842.html

Broken Link vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:247

Broken Link vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298

Broken Link vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0882.html

Broken Link x_refsource_confirm

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/snapshots/patch-2.6.36-rc4-git2.log

Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00003.html

Broken Link x_refsource_misc

http://blog.ksplice.com/2010/09/cve-2010-3081/

Broken Link third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/43315

Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00006.html

Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm

http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html

Broken Link mailing-list x_refsource_fulldisc

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-09/0273.html

Broken Link vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0758.html

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded

Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=634457

Broken Link vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:214

Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist

http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128461522230211&w=2

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8

EPSS 0.0613

EPSS Percentile 91.0%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

VulnCheck KEV 2010-09-15

InTheWild.io 2020-08-11

CWE

CWE-119

Status published

Products (6)

linux/linux_kernel 2.6.36 (4 CPE variants)

linux/linux_kernel < 2.6.35.4

suse/suse_linux_enterprise_desktop 11 sp1

suse/suse_linux_enterprise_server 11 sp1

vmware/esx 4.0

vmware/esx 4.1

Published Sep 24, 2010

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026