Integer overflow in Linux Kernel
CVE-2010-4160
Multiple integer overflows in the (1) pppol2tp_sendmsg function in net/l2tp/l2tp_ppp.c, and the (2) l2tp_ip_sendmsg function in net/l2tp/l2tp_ip.c, in the PPPoL2TP and IPoL2TP implementations in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36.2 allow local users to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption and panic) or possibly gain privileges via a crafted sendto call.
Vulnerability class: Integer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.9 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (42.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 42nd percentile — 42.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel
- openSUSE — versions 11.2
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop — versions 10, 11
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server — versions 10, 11, 9
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit — versions 10
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secunia.com/advisories/43056 (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00004.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/42801 (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00001.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/24/6 (mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/42932 (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0007.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0124 (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg145673.html (mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36.2 (Broken Link)