What is CVE-2010-3880?

CVE-2010-3880 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10, classified as a Infinite Loop flaw (CWE-835). CVE-2010-3880 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-3880?

CVE-2010-3880 has a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2010-3880?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2010-3880. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2010-3880 actively exploited?

CVE-2010-3880 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Infinite Loop (CWE-835)?

The product contains an iteration that does not exit even when it should. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/835.html

CVE-2010-3880

Medium

net/ipv4/inet_diag.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37-rc2 does not properly audit INET_DIAG bytecode, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel infinite loop) via crafted INET_DIAG_REQ_BYTECODE instructions in a netlink message that contains multiple attribute elements, as demonstrated by INET_DIAG_BC_JMP instructions.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2010-12-10

Last modified 2026-04-29

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

4.9

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-835

CVE-2010-3880 is a Infinite Loop vulnerability

What is Infinite Loop?

The product contains an iteration that does not exit even when it should. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2010-3880 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/42126

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

Third Party Advisory
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/42890

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/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.37-rc2

Broken Link
Red Hat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0958.html

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-2011-0007.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/44665

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
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
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=22e76c849d505d87c5ecf3d3e6742a65f0ff4860
Patch
Kernel patch commit
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/04/9
Patch
Kernel patch commit
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/05/3
Patch

5 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2010-3880

Severity Medium

CVSS score 4.9 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2010-12-10

Modified 2026-04-29

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2010-3880?

CVE-2010-3880 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10 , classified as an Infinite Loop flaw (CWE-835) . CVE-2010-3880 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-3880?

CVE-2010-3880 has a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2010-3880?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2010-3880. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2010-3880 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2010-3880 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Infinite Loop (CWE-835)?

The product contains an iteration that does not exit even when it should. View CWE-835 on MITRE CWE →