What is CVE-2010-3859?

CVE-2010-3859 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.9 out of 10, classified as a Out-of-bounds Write flaw (CWE-787). CVE-2010-3859 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-3859?

CVE-2010-3859 has a CVSS score of 6.9 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2010-3859?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2010-3859 patch availability.

Is CVE-2010-3859 actively exploited?

CVE-2010-3859 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787)?

The product writes data past the end or before the beginning of the intended buffer. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/787.html

CVE-2010-3859

Medium

Multiple integer signedness errors in the TIPC implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36.2 allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted sendmsg call that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow, related to the tipc_msg_build function in net/tipc/msg.c and the verify_iovec function in net/core/iovec.c.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2010-12-29

Last modified 2026-04-29

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

6.9

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Integrity

Availability

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-787

CVE-2010-3859 is a Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability

What is Out-of-bounds Write?

The product writes data past the end or before the beginning of the intended buffer. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

26 total

Spinics
http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg145262.html

Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
Spinics
http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg145263.html

Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
Spinics
http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg145264.html

Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
Spinics
http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg145265.html

Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
Spinics
http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg145352.html

Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2010-3859

Severity Medium

CVSS score 6.9 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2010-12-29

Modified 2026-04-29

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2010-3859?

CVE-2010-3859 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.9 out of 10 , classified as an Out-of-bounds Write flaw (CWE-787) . CVE-2010-3859 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-3859?

CVE-2010-3859 has a CVSS score of 6.9 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2010-3859?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2010-3859 patch availability.
Is CVE-2010-3859 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2010-3859 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.