What is CVE-2010-3849?

CVE-2010-3849 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.7 out of 10, classified as a NULL Pointer Dereference flaw (CWE-476). CVE-2010-3849 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-3849?

CVE-2010-3849 has a CVSS score of 4.7 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2010-3849?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2010-3849. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2010-3849 actively exploited?

CVE-2010-3849 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476)?

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL, typically causing a crash. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/476.html

CVE-2010-3849

Medium

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.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2010-12-30

Last modified 2026-04-29

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

4.7

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-476

CVE-2010-3849 is a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability

What is NULL Pointer Dereference?

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL, typically causing a crash. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2010-3849 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Archives
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-12/0086.html

Broken Link
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00007.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00002.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/43056

Third Party Advisory
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/43291

Third Party Advisory
Debian Security
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126

Third Party Advisory
Kernel.org
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36.2

Broken Link
Mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:257

Third Party Advisory
Ubuntu Security
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1023-1

Third Party Advisory
Vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0213

Third Party Advisory
Vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298

Third Party Advisory
Vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0375

Third Party Advisory
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fa0e846494792e722d817b9d3d625a4ef4896c96
Patch
Kernel patch commit
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/30/1
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=644156
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2010-3849

Severity Medium

CVSS score 4.7 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2010-12-30

Modified 2026-04-29

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2010-3849?

CVE-2010-3849 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.7 out of 10 , classified as a NULL Pointer Dereference flaw (CWE-476) . CVE-2010-3849 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-3849?

CVE-2010-3849 has a CVSS score of 4.7 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2010-3849?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2010-3849. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2010-3849 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2010-3849 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476)?

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL, typically causing a crash. View CWE-476 on MITRE CWE →