Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation Vulnerability

Added to KEV
2023-05-12
Federal due date
2023-06-02
Vendor
Linux
Product
Kernel
EPSS
84.8th percentile (score 0.022, as of 2026-06-08)
NVD CVSS v3.1
Ransomware use
Unknown
Upstream
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-3904

CISA short description

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.

Required action

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

EPSS percentile is the FIRST.org exploit-probability ranking as of the date noted above; it moves daily. CVSS reflects NVD's analysis at time of publication.