CVE-2010-3859

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.

Category

6.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.10%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/42789 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0024 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0004.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=128770476511716&w=2 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg145264.html mailing list third party advisory patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded mailing list vdb entry third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/46397 third party advisory
http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg145263.html mailing list third party advisory patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=645867 issue tracking third party advisory patch
http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg145247.html third party advisory mailing list
http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg145352.html mailing list third party advisory patch
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36.2 broken link
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/22/2 third party advisory mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/42963 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44354 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg145262.html mailing list third party advisory patch
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0162.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg145265.html mailing list third party advisory patch
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8acfe468b0384e834a303f08ebc4953d72fb690a
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0168 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:029 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=253eacc070b114c2ec1f81b067d2fed7305467b0
http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg145248.html third party advisory mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/22/5 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-3859?
CVE-2010-3859 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-3859?
To fix CVE-2010-3859, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2010-3859 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2010-3859 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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