VIR Vulnerability Intelligence Relay

CVE-2010-3904

unknown KEV
Published 2023-05-12 · Modified 2023-05-12
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CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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not yet in upstream
VIR risk
2.5

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.

CISA KEV

Vendor
Linux
Product
Kernel
Due date
2023-06-02

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
99%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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Exploits

Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.

Exploit-DB

EDB-15285 local linux verified
Dan Rosenberg · 2010-10-19

Linux Kernel 2.6.36-rc8 - 'RDS Protocol' Local Privilege Escalation

Source code queued for fetch — refresh in a moment.
EDB-44677 local linux verified
Metasploit · 2018-05-21

Linux 2.6.30 < 2.6.36-rc8 - Reliable Datagram Sockets (RDS) Privilege Escalation (Metasploit)

Source code queued for fetch — refresh in a moment.

Metasploit modules

exploit_linux/local/rds_rds_page_copy_user_priv_esc rank 500
Reliable Datagram Sockets (RDS) rds_page_copy_user Privilege Escalation
Source fetch failed: fetch_error — view the original via the link above.

References

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.