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CVE-2010-3859

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.

Published

2010-12-29T18:00:02.587

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.9 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.4

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-787

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	< 2.6.36.2	Yes
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	5.0	Yes

References

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=253eacc070b114c2ec1f81b067d2fed7305467b0 ([email protected])
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8acfe468b0384e834a303f08ebc4953d72fb690a ([email protected])
http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=128770476511716&w=2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/42789 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/42963 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/46397 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36.2 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:029 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/22/2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/22/5 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0004.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0162.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44354 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg145247.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg145248.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg145262.html Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg145263.html Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg145264.html Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg145265.html Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg145352.html Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0024 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0168 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=645867 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=253eacc070b114c2ec1f81b067d2fed7305467b0 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8acfe468b0384e834a303f08ebc4953d72fb690a (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=128770476511716&w=2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/42789 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/42963 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/46397 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36.2 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:029 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/22/2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/22/5 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0004.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0162.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44354 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg145247.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg145248.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg145262.html Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg145263.html Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg145264.html Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg145265.html Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg145352.html Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0024 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0168 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=645867 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)