CVE-2010-3859
published 2010-12-29CVE-2010-3859: 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…
PriorityP424medium6.9CVSS 2.0
AVLACMAuNCCICAC
EPSS
0.40%
32.5th percentile
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.
Affected
5 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
| linux | linux_kernel | < 2.6.36.2 | 2.6.36.2 |
| vmware | vmware_esxi | — | — |
| vmware | vmware_workstation | — | — |
| vmware | vsphere | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv2.06.9MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
vendor_ubuntu7.2HIGH
vendor_redhat6.9MEDIUM
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VMware
VMware ESX third party updates for Service Console packages glibc and dhcp
vendor_vmware·2011-10-12·CVSS 4.7
CVE-2010-0296 [MEDIUM] VMware ESX third party updates for Service Console packages glibc and dhcp
VMSA-2011-0012: VMware ESX third party updates for Service Console packages glibc and dhcp
a. ESX third party update for Service Console kernel This update takes the console OS kernel package to kernel-2.6.18-238.9.1 which resolves multiple security issues. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project ( cve.mitre.org) has assigned the names CVE-2010-1083, CVE-2010-2492, CVE-2010-2798, CVE-2010-2938, CVE-2010-2942, CVE-2010-2943, CVE-2010-3015, CVE-2010-3066, CVE-2010-3067, CVE-2010-3078, CVE-2010-3086, CVE-2010-3296, CVE-2010-3432, CVE-2010-3442, CVE-2010-3477, CVE-2010-3699, CVE-2010-3858, CVE-2010-3859, CVE-2010-3865, CVE-2010-3876, CVE-2010-3877, CVE-2010-3880, CVE-2010-3904, CVE-2010-4072, CVE-2010-4073, CVE-2010-4075, CVE-2010-4080, CVE-2010-4081, CVE-2010-4083, CVE-2010-4157, CV
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2011-09-13·CVSS 2.1
CVE-2011-1171 [LOW] Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
Summary: Multiple kernel flaws have been fixed.
Dan Rosenberg discovered that several network ioctls did not clear kernel
memory correctly. A local user could exploit this to read kernel stack
memory, leading to a loss of privacy. (CVE-2010-3296, CVE-2010-3297)
Brad Spengler discovered that stack memory for new a process was not
correctly calculated. A local attacker could exploit this to crash the
system, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2010-3858)
Dan Rosenberg discovered that the Linux kernel TIPC implementation
contained multiple integer signedness errors. A local attacker could
exploit this to gain root privileges. (CVE-2010-3859)
Dan Rosenberg discovered that the CAN protocol on 64bit systems did not
correctly calculate the size of
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (i.MX51) vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2011-09-13·CVSS 6.9
CVE-2011-2918 [MEDIUM] Linux kernel (i.MX51) vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel (i.MX51) vulnerabilities
Summary: Multiple kernel flaws have been fixed.
Dan Rosenberg discovered that the Linux kernel TIPC implementation
contained multiple integer signedness errors. A local attacker could
exploit this to gain root privileges. (CVE-2010-3859)
Dan Rosenberg discovered that multiple terminal ioctls did not correctly
initialize structure memory. A local attacker could exploit this to read
portions of kernel stack memory, leading to a loss of privacy.
(CVE-2010-4075, CVE-2010-4076, CVE-2010-4077)
Dan Rosenberg discovered that the socket filters did not correctly
initialize structure memory. A local attacker could create malicious
filters to read portions of kernel stack memory, leading to a loss of
privacy. (CVE-2010-4158)
Dan Rosenberg discovered t
Ubuntu
Linux Kernel vulnerabilities (Marvell Dove)
vendor_ubuntu·2011-03-25·CVSS 7.2
CVE-2010-2478 [HIGH] Linux Kernel vulnerabilities (Marvell Dove)
Title: Linux Kernel vulnerabilities (Marvell Dove)
Summary: An attacker could send crafted input to the kernel and cause it to
crash.
Dan Rosenberg discovered that the RDS network protocol did not correctly
check certain parameters. A local attacker could exploit this gain root
privileges. (CVE-2010-3904)
Nelson Elhage discovered several problems with the Acorn Econet protocol
driver. A local user could cause a denial of service via a NULL pointer
dereference, escalate privileges by overflowing the kernel stack, and
assign Econet addresses to arbitrary interfaces. (CVE-2010-3848,
CVE-2010-3849, CVE-2010-3850)
Ben Hutchings discovered that the ethtool interface did not correctly check
certain sizes. A local attacker could perform malicious ioctl calls that
could crash the system, leadin
Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2011-03-03·CVSS 4.7
CVE-2009-4895 [MEDIUM] Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Summary: Multiple kernel flaws.
Dan Rosenberg discovered that the RDS network protocol did not correctly
check certain parameters. A local attacker could exploit this gain root
privileges. (CVE-2010-3904)
Nelson Elhage discovered several problems with the Acorn Econet protocol
driver. A local user could cause a denial of service via a NULL pointer
dereference, escalate privileges by overflowing the kernel stack, and
assign Econet addresses to arbitrary interfaces. (CVE-2010-3848,
CVE-2010-3849, CVE-2010-3850)
Ben Hawkes discovered that the Linux kernel did not correctly filter
registers on 64bit kernels when performing 32bit system calls. On a 64bit
system, a local attacker could manipulate 32bit system calls to gain root
privileges. (CVE-2010-3301)
Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2011-02-25·CVSS 4.9
CVE-2010-3086 [MEDIUM] Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Tavis Ormandy discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly implement
exception fixup. A local attacker could exploit this to crash the kernel,
leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2010-3086)
Dan Rosenberg discovered that the Linux kernel TIPC implementation
contained multiple integer signedness errors. A local attacker could
exploit this to gain root privileges. (CVE-2010-3859)
Dan Rosenberg discovered that the Linux kernel X.25 implementation
incorrectly parsed facilities. A remote attacker could exploit this to
crash the kernel, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2010-3873)
Vasiliy Kulikov discovered that the Linux kernel X.25 implementation did
not correctly clear kernel memory. A local attacker could exploit this to
read kernel stack memor
Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2011-02-25·CVSS 4.6
CVE-2010-4078 [MEDIUM] Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Summary: Multiple kernel flaws.
Gleb Napatov discovered that KVM did not correctly check certain privileged
operations. A local attacker with access to a guest kernel could exploit
this to crash the host system, leading to a denial of service.
(CVE-2010-0435)
Dan Jacobson discovered that ThinkPad video output was not correctly access
controlled. A local attacker could exploit this to hang the system, leading
to a denial of service. (CVE-2010-3448)
It was discovered that KVM did not correctly initialize certain CPU
registers. A local attacker could exploit this to crash the system, leading
to a denial of service. (CVE-2010-3698)
Dan Rosenberg discovered that the Linux kernel TIPC implementation
contained multiple integer signedness errors. A local at
Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2011-02-25·CVSS 4.6
CVE-2010-3699 [MEDIUM] Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Summary: Multiple kernel flaws.
Gleb Napatov discovered that KVM did not correctly check certain privileged
operations. A local attacker with access to a guest kernel could exploit
this to crash the host system, leading to a denial of service.
(CVE-2010-0435)
Dave Chinner discovered that the XFS filesystem did not correctly order
inode lookups when exported by NFS. A remote attacker could exploit this to
read or write disk blocks that had changed file assignment or had become
unlinked, leading to a loss of privacy. (CVE-2010-2943)
Dan Rosenberg discovered that several network ioctls did not clear kernel
memory correctly. A local user could exploit this to read kernel stack
memory, leading to a loss of privacy. (CVE-2010-3296, CVE-2010-3297)
Dan Jaco
Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2011-02-01·CVSS 4.6
CVE-2010-4079 [MEDIUM] Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Summary: Multiple kernel vulnerablilities.
Gleb Napatov discovered that KVM did not correctly check certain privileged
operations. A local attacker with access to a guest kernel could exploit
this to crash the host system, leading to a denial of service.
(CVE-2010-0435)
Dan Rosenberg discovered that the Linux kernel TIPC implementation
contained multiple integer signedness errors. A local attacker could
exploit this to gain root privileges. (CVE-2010-3859)
Dan Rosenberg discovered that the Linux kernel X.25 implementation
incorrectly parsed facilities. A remote attacker could exploit this to
crash the kernel, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2010-3873)
Dan Rosenberg discovered that the CAN protocol on 64bit systems did not
correctly calculate th
Red Hat
kernel: tipc: heap overflow in tipc_msg_build()
vendor_redhat·2010-10-22·CVSS 6.9
CVE-2010-3859 [MEDIUM] kernel: tipc: heap overflow in tipc_msg_build()
kernel: tipc: heap overflow in tipc_msg_build()
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.
Statement: Red Hat is aware of this issue and is tracking it via the following bug: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/CVE-2010-3859.
This issue did not affect the version of Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, 6 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG as they did not include support for Transparent Inter-Process Communication Protocol (TIPC). A future kernel update in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 may address this flaw. As a
preve
GHSA
GHSA-vv88-7m9v-j3pp: Multiple integer signedness errors in the TIPC implementation in the Linux kernel before 2
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-13
CVE-2010-3859 [MEDIUM] CWE-787 GHSA-vv88-7m9v-j3pp: Multiple integer signedness errors in the TIPC implementation in the Linux kernel before 2
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.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
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2010-12-29
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