CVE-2010-3904: Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation Vulnerability

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)

Description

Linux Kernel contains an improper input validation vulnerability in the Reliable Datagram Sockets (RDS) protocol implementation that allows local users to gain privileges via crafted use of the sendmsg and recvmsg system calls.

Required action (CISA)

The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.

Notes

https://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1601.3/06474.html; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-3904

Weakness behind it

CISA records this vulnerability as an instance of CWE-20. From there the chain continues into CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques, all inside this corpus.

References

• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-3904
• KEV catalog: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog