Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 10, 2010· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2010-3880
CVE-2010-3880
Description
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.
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References
18- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/04/9nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/05/3nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg145899.htmlnvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/42126nvdThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/42789nvdThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/42890nvdThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/46397nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0958.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0004.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0007.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threadednvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/44665nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0024nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.37-rc2nvdBroken Link
- git.kernel.orgnvd
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