CVE-2010-3880 Denial of service in n/a
Local attackers can cause a kernel infinite loop and denial of service by sending crafted netlink messages to the Linux kernel.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2010-3880?
CVE-2010-3880 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 10 Dec 2010. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
net/ipv4/inet_diag.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37-rc2 does not properly audit INET_DIAG bytecode, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel infinite loop) via crafted INET_DIAG_REQ_BYTECODE instructions in a netlink message that contains multiple attribute elements, as demonstrated by INET_DIAG_BC_JMP instructions.
Weakness: CWE-835
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-3880?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2010-3880?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2010-3880 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-3880 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mrx3-23h7-m29p.