CVE-2010-4160 Integer overflow in n/a

What is CVE-2010-4160?

CVE-2010-4160 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 7 Jan 2011. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Multiple integer overflows in the (1) pppol2tp_sendmsg function in net/l2tp/l2tp_ppp.c, and the (2) l2tp_ip_sendmsg function in net/l2tp/l2tp_ip.c, in the PPPoL2TP and IPoL2TP implementations in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36.2 allow local users to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption and panic) or possibly gain privileges via a crafted sendto call.

Weakness: CWE-190

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-4160?

It affects 5 products.

Products include Linux kernel, Opensuse Opensuse, Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop, Suse Linux Enterprise Server, Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit.

How do I fix CVE-2010-4160?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2010-4160 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-4160 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2022-0185 Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Exploited High 8.4
• CVE-2013-2094 Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Exploited High 8.4
• CVE-2026-53362 Linux Kernel Unspecified Exploited High 7.8

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-xvf7-379r-cpg2.