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CVE-2010-3904

Published: Dec 6, 2010Updated: Apr 21, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-1284
7.8HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
14.7%
Top 3.6%
CISA KEV
Active Exploitation
Since May 12, 2023
Exploits
2 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-1284

Affected Products

suse
commercial·DE
linux enterprise desktopOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
linux enterprise real time extensionOn-premOS
Operating Systems / rtos-embedded-os
linux enterprise serverOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
linux
oss-projectaka the linux kernel
linux kernelOn-premOS
Operating Systems
opensuse
oss-project·DE
opensuseOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
canonical
commercial·GBaka canonical ltd.
ubuntu linuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
redhat
commercial·USaka red hat
enterprise linuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
vmware
commercial·USaka vmware inc
esxiOn-premWeb App
Cloud & SaaS / virtualization
and 1 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Added to KEV:May 12, 2023
Remediation due:Jun 2, 2023

Required action: The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.

2 exploit sources identified

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References

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/362983
kb.cert.org
http://www.vsecurity.com/download/tools/linux-rds-exploit.c
vsecurity.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1000-1
ubuntu.com
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News mentions
1

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