canonical ubuntu-linux CVE-2010-3904 vulnerability in Canonical and Other Products
Published on December 6, 2010

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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.

NVD

Known Exploited Vulnerability

This Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation Vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. 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.

The following remediation steps are recommended / required by June 2, 2023: The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2010-3904 is exploitable with local system access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. It has an exploitability score of 1.8 out of four. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.

Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input

The product receives input that is expected to specify a quantity (such as size or length), but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the quantity has the required properties.


Products Associated with CVE-2010-3904

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Canonical Ubuntu Linux
 
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OpenSuse
 
Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop
 
Suse Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension
 
Suse Linux Enterprise Server
 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
 
VMware Esxi
 

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