Risk | Medium |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2010-3081 |
CWE-ID | CWE-264 |
Exploitation vector | Local |
Public exploit | This vulnerability is being exploited in the wild. |
Vulnerable software |
Linux kernel Operating systems & Components / Operating system |
Vendor | Linux Foundation |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU3476
Risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Green]
CVE-ID: CVE-2010-3081
CWE-ID:
CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
Exploit availability: Yes
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges.
The vulnerability exists due to improper allocation of userspace memory required for the 32-bit compatibility layer within compat_alloc_user_space() function in include/asm/compat.h file on on 64-bit platforms. A local user can call compat_mc_getsockopt() function and gain control over vulnerable system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability allows a local non-privileged user to gain root privileges.
MitigationUpdate to kernel version 2.6.36-rc4-git2 or newer.
Linux kernel: 2.6.0 - 2.6.36 rc3
CPE2.3 External linkshttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514938/30/30/threaded
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=c41d68a513c71e35a14f66d7...
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, a fully functional exploit for this vulnerability is available.