CVE-2010-3904

CVE Details

Release Date:

2010-12-06

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.

See more information about CVE-2010-3904 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v2.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	7.2	Base Metrics:	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector:	Local network	Attack Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	None required	Confidentiality Impact:	Complete
Integrity Impact:	Complete	Availability Impact:	Complete

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel)	ELSA-2010-0792	2010-10-27
Oracle Linux version 5 (ocfs2-2.6.18-194.17.4.0.1.el5)	ELSA-2010-0792	2010-10-27
Oracle Linux version 5 (oracleasm-2.6.18-194.17.4.0.1.el5)	ELSA-2010-0792	2010-10-27
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel)	ELSA-2011-0007	2011-02-12

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