CVE-2010-2959 EXPLOIT
7.2
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 3.7% (pctl 90)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Integer overflow in net/can/bcm.c in the Controller Area Network (CAN) implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.27.53, 2.6.32.x before 2.6.32.21, 2.6.34.x before 2.6.34.6, and 2.6.35.x before 2.6.35.4 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (system crash) via crafted CAN traffic.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.2 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 3.75% — more likely to be exploited than 90% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-190 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2010-09-08 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (8)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| debian | debian linux |
| fedoraproject | fedora |
| linux | linux kernel |
| opensuse | opensuse |
| suse | linux enterprise desktop |
| suse | linux enterprise high availability extension |
| suse | linux enterprise real time |
| suse | linux enterprise server |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Linux Kernel < 2.6.36-rc1 (Ubuntu 10.04 / 2.6.32) - 'CAN BCM' Local Privilege Escalation | 2010-08-27 |
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5b75c4973ce779520b9d1e392483207d6f842cde
- http://jon.oberheide.org/files/i-can-haz-modharden.c
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-September/046947.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00004.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00005.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/41512
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2094
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.27.53
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.32.21
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.34.6
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.35.4
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:198
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/08/20/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42585
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2430
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=625699
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5b75c4973ce779520b9d1e392483207d6f842cde
- http://jon.oberheide.org/files/i-can-haz-modharden.c
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