CVE-2010-3859

Linux Kernel < 2.6.36.2 - Privilege Escalation via TIPC Integer Signedness Error

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (26)

Core 26
Core References
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/42789
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0024
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0004.html
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=128770476511716&w=2
Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg145264.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/46397
Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg145263.html
Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=645867
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg145247.html
Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg145352.html
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/22/2
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/42963
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44354
Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg145262.html
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0162.html
Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg145265.html
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0168
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:029
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg145248.html
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/22/5
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126

Scores

EPSS 0.0040
EPSS Percentile 32.0%

Details

CWE
CWE-787
Status published
Products (2)
debian/debian_linux 5.0
linux/linux_kernel < 2.6.36.2
Published Dec 29, 2010
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026