Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2010-3880
net/ipv4/inet_diag.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37-rc2 does not properly audit INET_DIAG bytecode, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel infinite loop) via crafted INET_DIAG_REQ_BYTECODE instructions in a netlink message that contains multiple attribute elements, as demonstrated by INET_DIAG_BC_JMP instructions.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.9 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (35.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 35th percentile — 35.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel — versions 2.6.37
- Debian Linux — versions 5.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secunia.com/advisories/42789 (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0024 (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0004.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded (mailing-list, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/46397 (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.37-rc2 (Broken Link)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/44665 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0007.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0958.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)