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HistoryOct 25, 2010 - 12:00 a.m.

(RHSA-2010:0792) Important: kernel security update

2010-10-2500:00:00
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7.2 High

CVSS2

Access Vector

LOCAL

Access Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

COMPLETE

Integrity Impact

COMPLETE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

0.001 Low

EPSS

Percentile

37.3%

The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux
operating system.

This update fixes the following security issue:

  • The rds_page_copy_user() function in the Linux kernel Reliable Datagram
    Sockets (RDS) protocol implementation was missing sanity checks. A local,
    unprivileged user could use this flaw to escalate their privileges.
    (CVE-2010-3904, Important)

Red Hat would like to thank Dan Rosenberg of Virtual Security Research for
reporting this issue.

Users should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported
patch to correct this issue. The system must be rebooted for this update to
take effect.

7.2 High

CVSS2

Access Vector

LOCAL

Access Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

COMPLETE

Integrity Impact

COMPLETE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

0.001 Low

EPSS

Percentile

37.3%