CVE-2010-3904 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the Reliable Datagram Sockets (RDS) protocol implementation within the Linux kernel (versions prior to 2.6.36). It allows local users to gain root privileges by manipulating sendmsg and recvmsg system calls, affecting various Linux distributions including Canonical, Red Hat, SUSE, and VMware. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.8, indicating a severe risk. It can be exploited locally with low attack complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vulnerability is actively exploited in the wild, as confirmed by its inclusion in CISA's KEV catalog. Publicly available exploit modules exist in Metasploit and ExploitDB, and it has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.6.36CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:11:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_real_time_extension:11:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.