CVE-2010-3874

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the bcm_connect function in net/can/bcm.c (aka the Broadcast Manager) in the Controller Area Network (CAN) implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36.2 on 64-bit platforms might allow local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a connect operation.

Category

4.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.10%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org 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://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00004.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42778 third party advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/20/2 third party advisory mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/42801 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00001.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/20/4 third party advisory mailing list
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/20/3 third party advisory mailing list
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/052513.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/21/1 third party advisory mailing list
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00000.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42932 third party advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/04/4 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0007.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0124 vdb entry third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3321 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg145791.html mailing list third party advisory patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0958.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36.2 broken link
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=649695 issue tracking third party advisory patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/42890 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0012 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:029 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42745 third party advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/20/5 third party advisory mailing list
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/03/3 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg146469.html mailing list third party advisory patch
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0597d1b99fcfc2c0eada09a698f85ed413d4ba84
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-3874?
CVE-2010-3874 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-3874?
To fix CVE-2010-3874, 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-2010-3874 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2010-3874 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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