VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2010-3849

CVSS score4.7 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.71%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2010-12-30
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Description

The econet_sendmsg function in net/econet/af_econet.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36.2, when an econet address is configured, allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) via a sendmsg call that specifies a NULL value for the remote address field.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference

Primary references