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.

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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2010-4136 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1054-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1071-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1072-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1073-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1083-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1093-1 Linux Kernel vulnerabilities (Marvell Dove)
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1202-1 Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1204-1 Linux kernel (i.MX51) vulnerabilities
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http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=253eacc070b114c2ec1f81b067d2fed7305467b0 cve-icon cve-icon
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8acfe468b0384e834a303f08ebc4953d72fb690a cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00001.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00004.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00007.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00002.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/10/16 cve-icon cve-icon
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/10/5 cve-icon cve-icon
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/24/12 cve-icon cve-icon
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/24/4 cve-icon cve-icon
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/24/5 cve-icon cve-icon
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/24/6 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/42801 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/42890 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/42932 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/43056 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/43291 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36.2 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0007.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44762 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg145248.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg145673.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0012 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0124 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0213 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0375 cve-icon cve-icon
http://xorl.wordpress.com/2010/11/11/cve-2010-4160-linux-kernel-l2tp-integer-overflows/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=651892 cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4160 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-4160 cve-icon
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T03:34:37.284Z

Reserved: 2010-11-04T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2010-4160

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2011-01-07T12:00:48.937

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2010-4160

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2010-11-01T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2010-4160 - Bugzilla

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