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CVE-2010-3849

26
FAUCET Score

CVE-2010-3849 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting the Linux kernel before version 2.6.36.2, specifically when an Econet address is configured. It allows local users to trigger a NULL pointer dereference and system crash (OOPS) by providing a NULL remote address in a sendmsg call. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.7, indicating a medium severity with local access and medium attack complexity, leading to a complete loss of availability. While there is an ExploitDB entry for a related privilege escalation (EDB-15704), there are no direct exploits for this specific DoS vulnerability listed in Metasploit or Nuclei, and it is not on the CISA KEV catalog. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 2.6.36.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:10:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
11CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_real_time_extension:11:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
9CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:10:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.7MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.4
Impact Score
6.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.71%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
49.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-15704 · Dec 7, 2010
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0071 is in the 85th percentile among its peer group of 1,595 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 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-2010-3849

kernel: multiple vulnerabilities in Linux AF_ECONET

References

archives.neohapsis.com / archives/fulldisclosure/2010-12/0086.html
Broken Link
git.kernel.org
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00007.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00002.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2010/11/30/1
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/43056
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/43291
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2010/dsa-2126
Third Party Advisory
kernel.org / pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36.2
Broken Link
mandriva.com / security/advisories
Third Party Advisory
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-1023-1
Third Party Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2011/0213
Third Party Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2011/0298
Third Party Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2011/0375
Third Party Advisory