VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2010-3904
CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability15.86%
CISA KEVKnown exploited vulnerability
Published2010-12-06
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Known Exploited Vulnerability
Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation Vulnerability
Vendor / product: Linux / Kernel
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.
Weakness classification
- CWE-1284: Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input
Primary references
- security@ubuntu.com — Broken Link
- security@ubuntu.com — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- security@ubuntu.com — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- security@ubuntu.com — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- security@ubuntu.com — Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- security@ubuntu.com — Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
- security@ubuntu.com — Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- security@ubuntu.com — Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- security@ubuntu.com — Broken Link
- security@ubuntu.com — Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
- security@ubuntu.com — Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
- security@ubuntu.com — Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry