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Unscored Public exploit CVE-2010-3849 EUVD-2010-3828GHSA-23jc-mx6c-hh36

The econet_sendmsg function in net/econet/af_econet.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36.2, when an econet address is configured, allows loc…

Published Dec 30, 2010 · Updated Aug 7, 2024 · Assigned by redhat

Description

The econet_sendmsg function in net/econet/af_econet.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36.2, when an econet address is configured, allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) via a sendmsg call that specifies a NULL value for the remote address field.

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

Debian

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 5.0 linux-2.6 2.6.26-26lenny1 DSA-2126-1

Public exploits

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Exploit-DB 1

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Advisories 1

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