CVE-2010-2959 Integer overflow in n/a

What is CVE-2010-2959?

CVE-2010-2959 is a high-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 8 Sep 2010. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Integer overflow in net/can/bcm.c in the Controller Area Network (CAN) implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.27.53, 2.6.32.x before 2.6.32.21, 2.6.34.x before 2.6.34.6, and 2.6.35.x before 2.6.35.4 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (system crash) via crafted CAN traffic.

Weakness: CWE-190

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-2959?

It affects 8 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Linux kernel, Opensuse Opensuse, Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop, Suse Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension and 2 more.

How do I fix CVE-2010-2959?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2010-2959 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2010-2959 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-jj3r-mg29-qjwq.