Unscored severity · published Jan 7, 2011
CVE-2010-4160
Multiple integer overflows in the (1) pppol2tp_sendmsg function in net/l2tp/l2tp_ppp.c, and the (2) l2tp_ip_sendmsg function in net/l2tp/l2tp_ip.c, in the PPPoL2TP and IPoL2TP…
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CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Multiple integer overflows in the (1) pppol2tp_sendmsg function in net/l2tp/l2tp_ppp.c, and the (2) l2tp_ip_sendmsg function in net/l2tp/l2tp_ip.c, in the PPPoL2TP and IPoL2TP implementations in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36.2 allow local users to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption and panic) or possibly gain privileges via a crafted sendto call.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 45% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
before 2.6.36.2 · source: NVD
LE
Linux Enterprise Desktop · Suse
10; 11 · source: NVD
LE
Linux Enterprise Server · Suse
9; 10; 11 · source: NVD
LE
Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit · Suse
10 · source: NVD
OP
Opensuse · Opensuse
11.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4160
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-4160
git.kernel.org
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=253eacc070b114c2ec1f81b067d2fed7305467b0
git.kernel.org
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8acfe468b0384e834a303f08ebc4953d72fb690a
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00001.html
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00004.html
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00007.html
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00002.html
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