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Vulnerability · CVE-2010-3904

Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation Vulnerability

Published Dec 6, 2010 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · Linux Kernel

Patch now

CVE-2010-3904 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Jun 2, 2023. Confirm Linux Kernel against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Severity
High7.8
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
15.86%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
cpe canonical/ubuntu linux · cpe linux/linux kernel · cpe opensuse/opensuse · cpe redhat/enterprise linux · cpe suse/linux enterprise desktop · cpe suse/linux enterprise real time extension

The rds_page_copy_user function in net/rds/page.c in the Reliable Datagram Sockets (RDS) protocol implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36 does not properly validate addresses obtained from user space, which allows local users to gain privileges via crafted use of the sendmsg and recvmsg system calls.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • cpe canonical/ubuntu linux6.06
  • cpe canonical/ubuntu linux8.04
  • cpe linux/linux kernelversion unspecified
  • cpe opensuse/opensuse11.2
  • cpe opensuse/opensuse11.3
  • cpe redhat/enterprise linux5.0
  • cpe suse/linux enterprise desktop11
  • cpe suse/linux enterprise real time extension11
  • cpe suse/linux enterprise server11
  • cpe vmware/esxi3.5
  • vendor Linux Kernelversion unspecified
  • vendor n/a n/aversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2010-3904

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2010-3904 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Jun 2, 2023. Confirm Linux Kernel against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with canonical/ubuntu linux 6.06; canonical/ubuntu linux 8.04; redhat/enterprise linux 5.0; suse/linux enterprise desktop 11. The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-1284; CWE-20: Improper Input Validation. EPSS 15.86%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. A public exploit reference is linked in Sources. That is not the same as confirmed exploitation. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Dec 6, 2010 · Catalog

    Detected

    The rds_page_copy_user function in net/rds/page.c in the Reliable Datagram Sockets (RDS) protocol implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36 does not properly validate addresses obtained from user space, which allows local users to gain privileges via crafted use of the sendmsg and recvmsg system calls.

  2. May 12, 2023 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.

  3. Jun 2, 2023 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

    The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.

  4. Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    The rds_page_copy_user function in net/rds/page.c in the Reliable Datagram Sockets (RDS) protocol implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36 does not properly validate addresses obtained from user space, which allows local users to gain privileges via crafted use of the sendmsg and recvmsg system calls.

Sources

  • CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2010-3904

    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.

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2010-3904

    The rds_page_copy_user function in net/rds/page.c in the Reliable Datagram Sockets (RDS) protocol implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36 does not properly validate addresses obtained from user space, which allows local users to gain privileges via crafted use of the sen

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2010-3904

    30-day exploitation probability 15.9%

    first.org
  • Exploit DatabasePublic exploit reference15285

    Public archive entry. The exploit body is not stored here.

    exploit-db.com
  • Exploit DatabasePublic exploit reference44677

    Public archive entry. The exploit body is not stored here.

    exploit-db.com
  • Metasploit ModulesPublic exploit moduleexploit_linux/local/rds_rds_page_copy_user_priv_esc

    Public module reference (great). Module source is not copied into this catalog.

    rapid7.com
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2010-3904

    The rds_page_copy_user function in net/rds/page.c in the Reliable Datagram Sockets (RDS) protocol implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36 does not properly validate addresses obtained from user space, which allows local users to gain privileges via crafted use of the sen

    nvd.nist.gov
  • Packet Storm SecurityCited referencehttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155751/vReliable-Datagram-Sockets-RDS-rds_page_copy_user-Privilege-Escalation.html

    Packet Storm link already published on the finding.

    packetstormsecurity.com
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2010-3904

    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.

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.