CVEs / CVE-2010-3904
CVE-2010-3904: Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation Vulnerability
- Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 12 May 2023
- high 7.8 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
- EPSS 15.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of CVEs (30 Oct 2026)
- Last changed at its sources
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Summary
Linux Kernel contains an improper input validation vulnerability in the Reliable Datagram Sockets (RDS) protocol implementation that allows local users to gain privileges via crafted use of the sendmsg and recvmsg system calls.
Description
The rds_page_copy_user function in net/rds/page.c in the Reliable Datagram Sockets (RDS) protocol implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36 does not properly validate addresses obtained from user space, which allows local users to gain privileges via crafted use of the sendmsg and recvmsg system calls.
Affected and fixed versions
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| n/a n/a | n/a | — |
Exploitation
| In CISA KEV since | 12 May 2023 |
|---|---|
| Due date for US federal agencies | 2 Jun 2023 |
| Used in ransomware campaigns | Unknown |
| Required action | The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use. |
Severity
| CVSS 3.1 | 7.8 highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HScored by NVD |
|---|---|
| Weakness | CWE-1284 |
References
- CVE-2010-3904 on NVD
- CVE-2010-3904 in the CISA KEV catalog
- https://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1601.3/06474.html (cited by CISA)
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=799c10559d60f159ab2232203f222f18fa3c4a5f Broken Link
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00008.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-11/msg00004.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155751/vReliable-Datagram-Sockets-RDS-rds_page_copy_user-Privilege-Escalation.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46397 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1024613 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/362983 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36 Broken Link
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0792.html Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0842.html Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1000-1 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html Third Party Advisory
- http://www.vsecurity.com/download/tools/linux-rds-exploit.c Broken Link
- http://www.vsecurity.com/resources/advisory/20101019-1/ Broken Link
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=642896 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44677/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2010-3904 US Government Resource
Sources
Exploitation status from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EPSS scores from FIRST. Descriptions, severity and references from the National Vulnerability Database. Open-source package versions from OSV (CC-BY 4.0). Text is shown as each source states it; Stackurity does not edit it. Check the vendor's advisory before acting.
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