CVE-2010-3904 KEV EXPLOIT
7.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 14.5% (pctl 97)
Patch first
On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2023-06-02.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.8 (HIGH, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 14.47% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-1284 |
| On CISA KEV | yes — remediate by 2023-06-02 |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2010-12-06 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
CISA KEV
| Name | Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation Vulnerability |
|---|---|
| Added | 2023-05-12 |
| Due | 2023-06-02 |
| Vendor / product | Linux / Kernel |
| Ransomware use | none reported |
Affected (8)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| canonical | ubuntu linux |
| linux | linux kernel |
| opensuse | opensuse |
| redhat | enterprise linux |
| suse | linux enterprise desktop |
| suse | linux enterprise real time extension |
| suse | linux enterprise server |
| vmware | esxi |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Linux 2.6.30 < 2.6.36-rc8 - Reliable Datagram Sockets (RDS) Privilege Escalation (Metasploit) | 2018-05-21 |
| exploit-db | Linux Kernel 2.6.36-rc8 - 'RDS Protocol' Local Privilege Escalation | 2010-10-19 |
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=799c10559d60f159ab2232203f222f18fa3c4a5f
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00008.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-11/msg00004.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155751/vReliable-Datagram-Sockets-RDS-rds_page_copy_user-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46397
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1024613
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/362983
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0792.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0842.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1000-1
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
- http://www.vsecurity.com/download/tools/linux-rds-exploit.c
- http://www.vsecurity.com/resources/advisory/20101019-1/
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=642896
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44677/
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=799c10559d60f159ab2232203f222f18fa3c4a5f
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