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CVE-2010-4160

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2010-4160 describes multiple integer overflow vulnerabilities in the PPPoL2TP and IPoL2TP implementations of the Linux kernel, affecting versions before 2.6.36.2, including openSUSE and SUSE. These flaws, rated with a CVSS score of 6.9, allow a local attacker to trigger a denial of service through heap memory corruption or potentially gain elevated privileges via a crafted sendto call, requiring medium attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 2.6.36.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
11.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:10:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
11CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:11:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
9CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.9MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.4
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.53%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
41.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0053 is in the 78th 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 (3)

redhatpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: MRG for RHEL-5Fixed in: kernel-rt-0:2.6.33.7-rt29.55.el5rt
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2010-4160Important

kernel: L2TP send buffer allocation size overflows

Nov 1, 2010

References

git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00001.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00004.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00007.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00002.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2010/11/10/16
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2010/11/10/5
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2010/11/24/12
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2010/11/24/4
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2010/11/24/5
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2010/11/24/6
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/42801
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/42890
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/42932
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/43056
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/43291
Third Party Advisory
kernel.org / pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36.2
Broken Link
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2011-0007.html
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/44762
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
spinics.net / lists/netdev/msg145248.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
spinics.net / lists/netdev/msg145673.html
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2011/0012
Third Party Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2011/0124
Third Party Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2011/0213
Third Party Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2011/0375
Third Party Advisory
xorl.wordpress.com / 2010/11/11/cve-2010-4160-linux-kernel-l2tp-integer-overflows
ExploitThird Party Advisory