CVE-2010-3081

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Description

The compat_alloc_user_space functions in include/asm/compat.h files in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc4-git2 on 64-bit platforms do not properly allocate the userspace memory required for the 32-bit compatibility layer, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging the ability of the compat_mc_getsockopt function (aka the MCAST_MSFILTER getsockopt support) to control a certain length value, related to a "stack pointer underflow" issue, as exploited in the wild in September 2010.

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-09/0273.html

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-09/0278.html

http://blog.ksplice.com/2010/09/cve-2010-3081/

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=c41d68a513c71e35a14f66d71782d27a79a81ea6

http://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=9574

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00006.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00003.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html

http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128461522230211&w=2

http://secunia.com/advisories/42384

http://secunia.com/advisories/43315

http://sota.gen.nz/compat1/

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/snapshots/patch-2.6.36-rc4-git2.log

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:198

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:214

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:247

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0758.html

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0842.html

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0882.html

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514938/30/30/threaded

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded

http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2010-0017.html

http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3083

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3117

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298

https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-40265

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=634457

Details

Source: MITRE

Published: 2010-09-24

Updated: 2020-08-11

Type: CWE-119

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

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

Impact Score: 10

Exploitability Score: 3.9

Severity: HIGH

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Impact Score: 5.9

Exploitability Score: 1.8

Severity: HIGH

Vulnerable Software

Configuration 1

OR

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to 2.6.35.4 (inclusive)

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2

OR

cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3

OR

cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop:11:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:11:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*

Tenable Plugins

View all (37 total)

IDNameProductFamilySeverity
89743VMware ESX Privilege Escalation (VMSA-2010-0017) (remote check)NessusVMware ESX Local Security Checks
high
89674VMware ESX / ESXi Third-Party Libraries Multiple Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2011-0003) (remote check)NessusMisc.
critical
75550openSUSE Security Update : kernel (openSUSE-SU-2010:0655-1)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
high
68104Oracle Linux 4 : kernel (ELSA-2010-0718)NessusOracle Linux Local Security Checks
high
68103Oracle Linux 5 : kernel (ELSA-2010-0704)NessusOracle Linux Local Security Checks
high
63955RHEL 4 : kernel (RHSA-2010:0719)NessusRed Hat Local Security Checks
high
63954RHEL 5 : kernel (RHSA-2010:0711)NessusRed Hat Local Security Checks
high
63953RHEL 5 : kernel (RHSA-2010:0705)NessusRed Hat Local Security Checks
high
60893Scientific Linux Security Update : kernel on SL6.x i386/x86_64NessusScientific Linux Local Security Checks
high
60859Scientific Linux Security Update : kernel on SL5.x i386/x86_64NessusScientific Linux Local Security Checks
high
59152SuSE 10 Security Update : the Linux kernel (ZYPP Patch Number 7164)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
high
55077USN-1119-1 : linux-ti-omap4 vulnerabilitiesNessusUbuntu Local Security Checks
high
54887Slackware current : 64-bit kernel (SSA:2010-265-01)NessusSlackware Local Security Checks
high
51971VMSA-2011-0003 : Third-party component updates for VMware vCenter Server, vCenter Update Manager, ESXi and ESXNessusVMware ESX Local Security Checks
high
51612SuSE 11.1 Security Update : Linux kernel (SAT Patch Numbers 3276 / 3280 / 3284)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
high
51611SuSE 11 Security Update : Linux kernel (SAT Patch Number 3164)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
high
50981Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : kernel (MDVSA-2010:247)NessusMandriva Local Security Checks
high
50924SuSE 11 / 11.1 Security Update : Linux kernel (SAT Patch Numbers 3144 / 3147 / 3148 / 3163 / 3171)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
high
50858VMSA-2010-0017 : VMware ESX third-party update for Service Console kernelNessusVMware ESX Local Security Checks
high
50629RHEL 6 : kernel (RHSA-2010:0842)NessusRed Hat Local Security Checks
high
49874SuSE 10 Security Update : the Linux kernel (ZYPP Patch Number 7160)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
high
49795Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : kernel (MDVSA-2010:198)NessusMandriva Local Security Checks
critical
49744RHEL 4 : kernel (RHSA-2010:0718)NessusRed Hat Local Security Checks
high
49713CentOS 4 : kernel (CESA-2010:0718)NessusCentOS Local Security Checks
high
49671openSUSE Security Update : kernel (openSUSE-SU-2010:0664-1)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
critical
49668openSUSE Security Update : kernel (openSUSE-SU-2010:0654-1)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
high
49666Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : kernel (MDVSA-2010:188)NessusMandriva Local Security Checks
critical
49657SuSE9 Security Update : the Linux kernel (YOU Patch Number 12646)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
high
49639RHEL 5 : kernel (RHSA-2010:0704)NessusRed Hat Local Security Checks
high
49635Fedora 14 : kernel-2.6.35.4-28.fc14 (2010-14832)NessusFedora Local Security Checks
high
49634CentOS 5 : kernel (CESA-2010:0704)NessusCentOS Local Security Checks
high
49297Fedora 13 : kernel-2.6.34.7-56.fc13 (2010-14890)NessusFedora Local Security Checks
high
49296Fedora 12 : kernel-2.6.32.21-168.fc12 (2010-14878)NessusFedora Local Security Checks
high
49283Ubuntu 6.06 LTS / 8.04 LTS / 9.04 / 9.10 / 10.04 LTS : linux, linux-source-2.6.15 vulnerabilities (USN-988-1)NessusUbuntu Local Security Checks
high
49276Debian DSA-2110-1 : linux-2.6 - privilege escalation/denial of service/information leakNessusDebian Local Security Checks
high
801497CentOS RHSA-2010-0718 Security CheckLog Correlation EngineGeneric
high
801496CentOS RHSA-2010-0704 Security CheckLog Correlation EngineGeneric
high