kernel: can: add limit for nframes and clean up signed/unsigned variables
Published Sep 8, 2010
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.75%
Description
Integer overflow in net/can/bcm.c in the Controller Area Network (CAN) implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.27.53, 2.6.32.x before 2.6.32.21, 2.6.34.x before 2.6.34.6, and 2.6.35.x before 2.6.35.4 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (system crash) via crafted CAN traffic.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- < 2.6.27.53
- ≥ 2.6.32 · < 2.6.32.21
- ≥ 2.6.34 · < 2.6.34.6
- ≥ 2.6.35 · < 2.6.35.4
Configuration 2
- 12
Configuration 3
- 5.0
Configuration 4
- 11.3
- 11
- 11
- 11
- 11
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of the Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, 5, and Red Hat Enterprise MRG as they did not include support for the broadcast manager (BCM) protocol.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.75% (0.03746) | 89.52th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.78% (0.03777) | 88.51th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.25% (0.00246) | 45.96th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.26% (0.00257) | 65.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 1, 2024 | 0.22% (0.00224) | 60.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.27% (0.00270) | 66.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 0.27% (0.00275) | 64.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 25, 2023 | 0.34% (0.00337) | 67.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 18, 2023 | 0.32% (0.00323) | 66.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 0.36% (0.00359) | 68.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.27% (0.00275) | 63.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 6.82% (0.06818) | 92.16th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 6.82% (0.06818) | 91.42th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 6.82% (0.06818) | 79.55th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (21)
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5b75c4973ce779520b9d1e392483207d6f842cde x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://jon.oberheide.org/files/i-can-haz-modharden.c x_refsource_MISCExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-September/046947.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00004.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00005.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/41512 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2094 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.27.53 x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken Link
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.32.21 x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken Link
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.34.6 x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken Link
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.35.4 x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken Link
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:198 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVABroken Link
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/08/20/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42585 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2430 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENBroken Link
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENBroken Link
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2959 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=625699 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2959
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-2959
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