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CVE-2010-3904

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...

Basic Information

CVE State
PUBLISHED
Reserved Date
October 12, 2010
Published Date
December 06, 2010
Last Updated
February 07, 2025
Vendor
Linux
Product
Linux Kernel
Description
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.
Tags
linux cisa metasploit_scanner

CVSS Scores

CVSS v3.1

7.8 - HIGH

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0

7.2

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

SSVC Information

Exploitation
active
Technical Impact
total

Exploit Status

Exploited in the Wild
Yes (2023-05-12 00:00:00 UTC) Source

References

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/362983 http://www.vsecurity.com/download/tools/linux-rds-exploit.c http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1000-1 http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded http://secunia.com/advisories/46397 http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=799c10559d60f159ab2232203f222f18fa3c4a5f https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44677/ http://securitytracker.com/id?1024613 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0842.html http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=642896 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-11/msg00004.html http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36 http://www.vsecurity.com/resources/advisory/20101019-1/ http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0792.html http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00008.html http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155751/vReliable-Datagram-Sockets-RDS-rds_page_copy_user-Privilege-Escalation.html

Known Exploited Vulnerability Information

Source Added Date
CISA 2023-05-12 00:00:00 UTC

Scanner Integrations

Scanner URL Date Detected
Metasploit https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/linux/local/rds_rds_page_copy_user_priv_esc.rb 2025-04-29 11:01:17 UTC

Potential Proof of Concepts

Warning: These PoCs have not been tested and could contain malware. Use at your own risk.

rds_rds_page_copy_user_priv_esc

Type: metasploit • Created: Unknown

Metasploit module for CVE-2010-3904

Timeline

  • CVE ID Reserved

  • CVE Published to Public

  • Added to KEVIntel

  • Detected by Metasploit