Stack-based Buffer Overflow in econet_sendmsg Function in Linux Kernel

Stack-based Buffer Overflow in econet_sendmsg Function in Linux Kernel

CVE-2010-3848 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:L/AC:M/AU:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Stack-based buffer overflow in 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 gain privileges by providing a large number of iovec structures.

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