CVE-2010-3859
N/A
Published: December 29, 2010 at 05:27 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:23 PM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsLinux KernelDebian Linux
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
Description
Multiple integer signedness errors in the TIPC implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36.2 allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted sendmsg call that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow, related to the tipc_msg_build function in net/tipc/msg.c and the verify_iovec function in net/core/iovec.c.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%v < 2.6.36.2
Affected range stops below 2.6.36.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (26)
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=128770476511716&w=2Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken Link
Source: [email protected]
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36.2Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-787
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