CVE-2010-3904
High 7.8 Exploited in the wild (KEV)
Confirmed active exploitation — CISA KEV catalog
- Name
- Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation Vulnerability
- Added to catalog
- Remediation due date (US federal)
- Required action
- The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.
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.
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
-
7.8 (HIGH)
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 16% (percentile: 97) as of 1 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-1284
Affected products
linux: linux kernel; opensuse: opensuse; suse: linux enterprise desktop; suse: linux enterprise real time extension; suse: linux enterprise server; canonical: ubuntu linux; redhat: enterprise linux; vmware: esxi
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=642896 Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=642896 Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155751/vReliable-Datagram-Sockets-RDS-rds_… ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44677/ ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155751/vReliable-Datagram-Sockets-RDS-rds_… ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44677/ ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh… Broken Link
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00008.html Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-11/msg00004.html Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html Mailing ListThird Party Advisory