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CVE-2010-2959

35
FAUCET Score

CVE-2010-2959 is an integer overflow vulnerability in the Linux kernel's Controller Area Network (CAN) implementation (net/can/bcm.c) affecting versions before 2.6.27.53, 2.6.32.21, 2.6.34.6, and 2.6.35.4, impacting distributions like Debian, Fedora, openSUSE, and SUSE. With a CVSS score of 7.2, this vulnerability is considered highly severe, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via crafted CAN traffic, requiring local access but low attack complexity. While not listed on the KEV catalog or Hot List, and with no Metasploit or Nuclei modules, a local privilege escalation exploit (EDB-14814) exists, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 2.6.27.53CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 2.6.32, < 2.6.32.21CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 2.6.34, < 2.6.34.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 2.6.35, < 2.6.35.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
12CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.2HIGH

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.75%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
88.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-14814 · Aug 27, 2010
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0375 is in the 96th percentile among its peer group of 3,241 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.5 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

redhatpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2010-2959Important

kernel: can: add limit for nframes and clean up signed/unsigned variables

Aug 11, 2010

References

git.kernel.org
jon.oberheide.org / files/i-can-haz-modharden.c
ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2010-September/046947.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00004.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00005.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/41512
Broken Link
debian.org / security/2010/dsa-2094
Third Party Advisory
kernel.org / pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.27.53
Broken Link
kernel.org / pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.32.21
Broken Link
kernel.org / pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.34.6
Broken Link
kernel.org / pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.35.4
Broken Link
mandriva.com / security/advisories
Broken Link
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2010/08/20/2
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/42585
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/2430
Broken Link
vupen.com / english/advisories/2011/0298
Broken Link