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CVE-2010-3859 json

Multiple integer signedness errors in the TIPC implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36.2 allow local users to gain privileges via…

published 15y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2010-3838

cvss
6.9
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 34%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Multiple integer signedness errors in the TIPC implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36.2 allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted sendmsg call that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow, related to the tipc_msg_build function in net/tipc/msg.c and the verify_iovec function in net/core/iovec.c.

Patch / fix

  • linux linux_kernel 2.6.36.2
  • kernel RHEL 5 2.6.18-194.32.1.el5
  • kernel-PAE RHEL 5 2.6.18-194.32.1.el5
  • kernel-xen RHEL 5 2.6.18-194.32.1.el5
  • kernel-kdump RHEL 5 2.6.18-194.32.1.el5
  • kernel-debuginfo-common RHEL 5 2.6.18-194.32.1.el5
  • kernel RHEL 4 2.6.9-89.35.1.EL
  • kernel-smp RHEL 4 2.6.9-89.35.1.EL
  • kernel-xenU RHEL 4 2.6.9-89.35.1.EL

red hat advisories RHSA-2011:0004RHSA-2011:0162

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red hat product security vex CVE-2010-3859 updated cvss 6.9

kernel: tipc: heap overflow in tipc_msg_build()

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) kernel 2.6.18-194.32.1.el5, kernel-PAE 2.6.18-194.32.1.el5, kernel-xen 2.6.18-194.32.1.el5, kernel-kdump 2.6.18-194.32.1.el5, kernel-debuginfo-common 2.6.18-194.32.1.el5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2011:0004
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 kernel 2.6.9-89.35.1.EL, kernel-smp 2.6.9-89.35.1.EL, kernel-xenU 2.6.9-89.35.1.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.6.9-89.35.1.EL, kernel-largesmp 2.6.9-89.35.1.EL
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2011:0162
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) kernel 2.6.18-194.32.1.el5, kernel-PAE 2.6.18-194.32.1.el5, kernel-xen 2.6.18-194.32.1.el5, kernel-kdump 2.6.18-194.32.1.el5, kernel-debuginfo-common 2.6.18-194.32.1.el5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2011:0004
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 kernel 2.6.9-89.35.1.EL, kernel-smp 2.6.9-89.35.1.EL, kernel-xenU 2.6.9-89.35.1.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.6.9-89.35.1.EL, kernel-largesmp 2.6.9-89.35.1.EL Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 kernel 2.6.9-89.35.1.EL, kernel-smp 2.6.9-89.35.1.EL, kernel-xenU 2.6.9-89.35.1.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.6.9-89.35.1.EL, kernel-largesmp 2.6.9-89.35.1.EL Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 kernel 2.6.9-89.35.1.EL, kernel-smp 2.6.9-89.35.1.EL, kernel-xenU 2.6.9-89.35.1.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.6.9-89.35.1.EL, kernel-largesmp 2.6.9-89.35.1.EL
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2011:0162

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Exploit prediction

0.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 34% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.9 AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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