Integer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2010-3865
Published: January 11, 2011 / Updated: February 13, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU92817
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2010-3865
CWE-ID: CWE-190
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
Linux kernel
Ubuntu
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu package)
Ubuntu
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu package)
How to mitigate CVE-2010-3865
Install update from vendor's repository.
linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 2.6.32-29.58, 2.6.35-27.48
linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu package) - update to 2.6.35-30.56~lucid1
linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu package) - update to 2.6.35-30.56~lucid1
External References
- 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