CVE-2010-3904
Actively exploited. CVE-2010-3904 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2023-05-12) — exploitation has been observed in the wild, and US federal agencies are required to remediate it under BOD 22-01. Treat patching as urgent.
Public exploit code is available. Proof-of-concept or working exploit code for CVE-2010-3904 is indexed in Metasploit, Exploit-DB and GitHub PoC. Expect opportunistic scanning and exploitation attempts — prioritize remediation.
Linux Kernel contains an improper input validation vulnerability in the Reliable Datagram Sockets (RDS) protocol implementation that allows local users to gain privileges via crafted use of the sendmsg and recvmsg system calls.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- There is an improper input validation vulnerability in the Reliable Datagram Sockets (RDS) protocol implementation that allows local users to gain privileges.
- Who is affected
- Local users of the Linux Kernel are affected.
- Urgency
- Remediation is urgent due to the critical severity and confirmed exploitation.
- Action
- Users should update to the latest version of the Linux Kernel.
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Exploitation outlook
- Exploitation confirmedAlready exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 95% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Exploit availability
Public exploit or proof-of-concept code for CVE-2010-3904 is indexed in these free datasets. Available exploit code raises real-world risk independent of the CVSS score.
- MetasploitA Metasploit Framework module targets this CVE — weaponized, point-and-click exploitation.look it up ↗
- Exploit-DBA public exploit is published in the Exploit-DB archive.look it up ↗
- GitHub PoCPublic proof-of-concept repositories on GitHub reference this CVE.look it up ↗
Advisory coverage (1)
- criticalexploitedCVE-2010-3904: Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2023-05-12
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