Integer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2010-3865

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code.

Integer overflow in the rds_rdma_pages function in net/rds/rdma.c in the Linux kernel allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted iovec struct in a Reliable Datagram Sockets (RDS) request, which triggers a buffer overflow.

How to mitigate CVE-2010-3865

Sources

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44549
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/29/1
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/01/1
• http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg145397.html
• http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg145359.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-11/msg00004.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00001.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00000.html
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0004.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/42778
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0012
• http://secunia.com/advisories/42801
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0024
• http://secunia.com/advisories/42789
• http://secunia.com/advisories/42890
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0007.html
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/46397
• http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/62881
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded