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    CVE-2010-3849

    The econet_sendmsg function in net/econet/af_econet.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36.2, when an econet address is configured, allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) via a sendmsg call that specifies a NULL value for the remote address field.

    Published:Dec 30, 2010
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Dec 30, 2010
    EPSS Score:0.00181
    CVSS Score:4.7

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Canonical
    Product
    Ubuntu Linux
    Vendor
    Debian
    Product
    Debian Linux
    Vendor
    Linux
    Product
    Linux Kernel
    Vendor
    Suse
    Product
    Linux Enterprise Desktop
    Vendor
    Suse
    Product
    Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension
    Vendor
    Suse
    Product
    Linux Enterprise Server
    Vendor
    Suse
    Product
    Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit

    Exploits

    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15704

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-12/0086.html
    http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fa0e846494792e722d817b9d3d625a4ef4896c96
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00007.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00002.html
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/30/1
    http://secunia.com/advisories/43056
    http://secunia.com/advisories/43291
    http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126
    http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36.2
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:257
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1023-1
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0213
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0375
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=644156
    http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-12/0086.html
    http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fa0e846494792e722d817b9d3d625a4ef4896c96
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00007.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00002.html
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/30/1
    http://secunia.com/advisories/43056
    http://secunia.com/advisories/43291
    http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126
    http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36.2
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:257
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1023-1
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0213
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0375
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=644156

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High