NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in econet_sendmsg function in Linux kernel before 2.6.36.2

CVE-2010-3849 · MEDIUM Severity

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

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 cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) via a sendmsg call that specifies a NULL value for the remote address field.

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