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CVE-2010-4160

Multiple integer overflows in the (1) pppol2tp_sendmsg function in net/l2tp/l2tp_ppp.c, and the (2) l2tp_ip_sendmsg function in net/l2tp/l2tp_ip.c, in the PPPoL2TP and IPoL2TP implementations in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36.2 allow local users to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption and panic) or possibly gain privileges via a crafted sendto call.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2010-4160 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 5 products from linux, from opensuse, from suse and 2 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2011, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2011-01-07T12:00:48.937

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-190

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	< 2.6.36.2	Yes
Operating System	opensuse	opensuse	11.2	Yes
Operating System	suse	linux_enterprise_desktop	10	Yes
Operating System	suse	linux_enterprise_desktop	11	Yes
Operating System	suse	linux_enterprise_server	9	Yes
Operating System	suse	linux_enterprise_server	10	Yes
Operating System	suse	linux_enterprise_server	11	Yes
Operating System	suse	linux_enterprise_software_development_kit	10	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://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00001.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00004.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00007.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00002.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/10/16 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/10/5 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/24/12 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/24/4 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/24/5 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/24/6 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/42801 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/42890 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/42932 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/43056 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/43291 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.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0007.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44762 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg145248.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg145673.html Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0012 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0124 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0213 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0375 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://xorl.wordpress.com/2010/11/11/cve-2010-4160-linux-kernel-l2tp-integer-overflows/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=651892 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://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00001.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00004.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00007.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00002.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/10/16 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/10/5 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/24/12 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/24/4 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/24/5 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/24/6 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/42801 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/42890 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/42932 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/43056 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/43291 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.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0007.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44762 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (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/msg145673.html Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0012 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0124 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0213 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0375 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://xorl.wordpress.com/2010/11/11/cve-2010-4160-linux-kernel-l2tp-integer-overflows/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=651892 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For linux's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.