CVE-2010-4160
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-190
Integer Overflow or Wraparound
Publication date:
07/01/2011
Last modified:
11/04/2025
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.
Impact
Base Score 2.0
6.90
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.6.36.2 (excluding) | |
| cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:10:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:11:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:10:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:10:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba%3Dcommit%3Bh%3D253eacc070b114c2ec1f81b067d2fed7305467b0
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba%3Dcommit%3Bh%3D8acfe468b0384e834a303f08ebc4953d72fb690a
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00001.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00004.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00007.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00002.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/10/16
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/10/5
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/24/12
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/24/4
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/24/5
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/24/6
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42801
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42890
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42932
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43056
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43291
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36.2
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0007.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44762
- http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg145248.html
- http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg145673.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0012
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0124
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0213
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0375
- http://xorl.wordpress.com/2010/11/11/cve-2010-4160-linux-kernel-l2tp-integer-overflows/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=651892
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba%3Dcommit%3Bh%3D253eacc070b114c2ec1f81b067d2fed7305467b0
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba%3Dcommit%3Bh%3D8acfe468b0384e834a303f08ebc4953d72fb690a
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00001.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00004.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00007.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00002.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/10/16
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/10/5
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/24/12
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/24/4
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/24/5
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/24/6
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42801
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42890
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42932
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43056
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43291
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36.2
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0007.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44762
- http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg145248.html
- http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg145673.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0012
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0124
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0213
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0375
- http://xorl.wordpress.com/2010/11/11/cve-2010-4160-linux-kernel-l2tp-integer-overflows/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=651892