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?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2010-3859. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

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

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2010-3859 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Marc
http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=128770476511716&w=2

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/42789

Third Party Advisory
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/42963

Third Party Advisory
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/46397

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-2011:029

Third Party Advisory
Openwall
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/22/2

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Openwall
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/22/5

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Red Hat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0004.html

Third Party Advisory
Red Hat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0162.html

Third Party Advisory
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44354

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Spinics
http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg145247.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Spinics
http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg145248.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Vmware
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html

Third Party Advisory
Vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0024

Third Party Advisory
Vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0168

Third Party Advisory
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=253eacc070b114c2ec1f81b067d2fed7305467b0
Patch
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8acfe468b0384e834a303f08ebc4953d72fb690a
Patch
Kernel patch commit
http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg145262.html
Patch

8 patch commits total View all on NVD

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?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2010-3859. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
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.
What is Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787)?

The product writes data past the end or before the beginning of the intended buffer. View CWE-787 on MITRE CWE →