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 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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 7.8 (v3.1)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-1284
- EPSS score
- 15.9% (97th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- Yes, added May 12, 2023
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2010-3882)
- Published
- December 6, 2010
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Analyzed
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation Vulnerability
Added to the KEV catalog on May 12, 2023; federal remediation due June 2, 2023.
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2010-3882 in the EU Vulnerability Database. ENISA flags it as known exploited. Last updated in EUVD on October 22, 2025.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- canonical / ubuntu linux
- canonical / ubuntu linux
- canonical / ubuntu linux
- canonical / ubuntu linux
- canonical / ubuntu linux
- canonical / ubuntu linux
- linux / linux kernel
- opensuse / opensuse
- opensuse / opensuse
- redhat / enterprise linux
- redhat / enterprise linux
- suse / linux enterprise desktop
- suse / linux enterprise real time extension
- suse / linux enterprise server
- vmware / esxi
- vmware / esxi
- vmware / esxi
- vmware / esxi
Certified products that may be affected
7 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux libgcrypt Cryptographic Module v4.0 [1] and Red Hat Enterprise Linux libgcrypt Cryptographic Module v5.0 [2] - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 2657 - historical
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 OpenSSH-Server Cryptographic Module - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 1384 - historical
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 OpenSSH Client Cryptographic Module - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 1385 - historical
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 OpenSwan Cryptographic Module - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 1386 - historical
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Kernel Crypto API Cryptographic Module - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 1387 - historical
See all 7 in the Security Certifications Explorer.
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=799c10559d60f159ab2232203f222f18fa3c4a5f(Broken Link)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00008.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-11/msg00004.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155751/vReliable-Datagram-Sockets-RDS-rds_page_copy_user-Privilege-Escalation.html(Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46397(Broken Link, Third Party Advisory)
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1024613(Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/362983(Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource)
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36(Broken Link)
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0792.html(Broken Link, Third Party Advisory)
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0842.html(Broken Link, Third Party Advisory)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded(Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1000-1(Third Party Advisory)
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html(Third Party Advisory)
- http://www.vsecurity.com/download/tools/linux-rds-exploit.c(Broken Link)
- http://www.vsecurity.com/resources/advisory/20101019-1/(Broken Link)
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298(Broken Link, Third Party Advisory)
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=642896(Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2010-3904(US Government Resource)
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44677/(Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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