CVE-2010-3865

Integer overflow in the rds_rdma_pages function in net/rds/rdma.c in the Linux kernel allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted iovec struct in a Reliable Datagram Sockets (RDS) request, which triggers a buffer overflow.

Published: Jan 11, 2011
Updated: Nov 9, 2025
CVE: CVE-2010-3865
Severity: High
Exploit:

CVSS v2:

Severity: High
Score: 7.2
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CWEs:

CWE-190

Affected Software
References

Software	From	Fixed in
linux / linux_kernel	-	2.6.36.x
opensuse / opensuse	11.2	11.2.x
opensuse / opensuse	11.3	11.3.x
suse / linux_enterprise_high_availability_extension	11-sp1	11-sp1.x
suse / linux_enterprise_real_time	11-sp1	11-sp1.x

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-11/msg00004.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00000.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00001.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/42778
http://secunia.com/advisories/42789
http://secunia.com/advisories/42801
http://secunia.com/advisories/42890
http://secunia.com/advisories/46397
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/29/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/01/1
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0004.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0007.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44549
http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg145359.html
http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg145397.html
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0012
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0024
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/62881

Vulnerability Database

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CVE-2010-3865

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