{
    "id": "CVE-2010-2959",
    "published": "2010-09-08 20:00:03",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 23:21:50",
    "cvss_score": "7.2",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C",
    "cwe": "CWE-190",
    "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.03746",
    "epss_percentile": "0.89571",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-07 18:17:08",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "debian",
            "product": "debian_linux"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "fedoraproject",
            "product": "fedora"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "linux",
            "product": "linux_kernel"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "opensuse",
            "product": "opensuse"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "suse",
            "product": "linux_enterprise_desktop"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "suse",
            "product": "linux_enterprise_high_availability_extension"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "suse",
            "product": "linux_enterprise_real_time"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "suse",
            "product": "linux_enterprise_server"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "14814",
            "title": "Linux Kernel < 2.6.36-rc1 (Ubuntu 10.04 / 2.6.32) - 'CAN BCM' Local Privilege Escalation",
            "date": "2010-08-27",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14814"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "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",
        "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"
    ]
}