CVE-2010-3904 on CISA KEV

The rds_page_copy_user function in net/rds/page.c in the Reliable Datagram Sockets (RDS) protocol implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36 does not properly validate addresses obtained from user space, which allows local users to gain privileges via crafted use of the sen

01What CISA says about this vulnerability

The rds_page_copy_user function in net/rds/page.c in the Reliable Datagram Sockets (RDS) protocol implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36 does not properly validate addresses obtained from user space, which allows local users to gain privileges via crafted use of the sendmsg and recvmsg system calls.

02Required action — verbatim from CISA

The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.

03Notes & references

• www.kb.cert.org — http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/362983
• www.vsecurity.com — http://www.vsecurity.com/download/tools/linux-rds-exploit.c
• www.ubuntu.com — http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1000-1
• www.securityfocus.com — http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded
• secunia.com — http://secunia.com/advisories/46397
• git.kernel.org — http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=…
• www.exploit-db.com — https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44677/
• securitytracker.com — http://securitytracker.com/id?1024613
• lists.opensuse.org — http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html
• www.redhat.com — http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0842.html
• www.vupen.com — http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298
• bugzilla.redhat.com — https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=642896
• lists.opensuse.org — http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-11/msg00004.html
• www.vmware.com — http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
• www.kernel.org — http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36
• www.vsecurity.com — http://www.vsecurity.com/resources/advisory/20101019-1/
• www.redhat.com — http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0792.html
• lists.opensuse.org — http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00008.html
• packetstormsecurity.com — http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155751/vReliable-Datagram-Sockets-RDS-rds_p…

04SARA's analyst layer — why this matters

This vulnerability is currently on the CISA KEV list, which CISA only adds CVEs to when there is reliable evidence of active exploitation in the wild. For federal civilian agencies, BOD 22-01 requires remediation by the due date above. For everyone else, KEV is the strongest "patch immediately" signal you can get from public threat intel.

05Affected products (summary)

Vendor	Product	Versions
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06Detection

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