What is CVE-2010-3850?

CVE-2010-3850 is a Low severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 2.1 out of 10. CVE-2010-3850 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-3850?

CVE-2010-3850 has a CVSS score of 2.1 out of 10, rated Low severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2010-3850?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2010-3850 patch availability.

Is CVE-2010-3850 actively exploited?

CVE-2010-3850 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2010-3850

Low

The ec_dev_ioctl function in net/econet/af_econet.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36.2 does not require the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions and configure econet addresses via an SIOCSIFADDR ioctl call.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2010-12-30

Last modified 2026-04-29

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

2.1

out of 10

Low

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Availability

None

Vector string

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

References

17 total

Openwall
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/30/1

Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
Red Hat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=644156

Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
Archives
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-12/0086.html

Broken Link
Kernel Git
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=16c41745c7b92a243d0874f534c1655196c64b74
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00007.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2010-3850

Severity Low

CVSS score 2.1 / 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-2010-3850?

CVE-2010-3850 is a Low severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 2.1 out of 10 . CVE-2010-3850 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-3850?

CVE-2010-3850 has a CVSS score of 2.1 out of 10, rated Low severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2010-3850?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2010-3850 patch availability.
Is CVE-2010-3850 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2010-3850 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.