Integer Overflow in rds_cmsg_rdma_args Function in Linux Kernel 2.6.35

Integer Overflow in rds_cmsg_rdma_args Function in Linux Kernel 2.6.35

CVE-2010-4175 · MEDIUM Severity

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

Integer overflow in the rds_cmsg_rdma_args function (net/rds/rdma.c) in Linux kernel 2.6.35 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly trigger memory corruption via a crafted Reliable Datagram Sockets (RDS) request, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-3865.

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