CVE-2010-3849

The econet_sendmsg function in net/econet/af_econet.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36.2, when an econet address is configured, allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) via a sendmsg call that specifies a NULL value for the remote address field.

CVSS v2.0 NVD

4.7 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

EPSS

0.71% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 53rd percentile

Published

2010-12-30

Updated

2024-08-07

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-12/0086.html

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15704

Security advisories

• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00007.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00002.html
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/30/1
• http://secunia.com/advisories/43056
• http://secunia.com/advisories/43291
• http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:257
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1023-1
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0213
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0375
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=644156

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry