CVE-2010-2522

Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2010-07-13 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-264

Description

The mipv6 daemon in UMIP 0.4 does not verify that netlink messages originated in the kernel, which allows local users to spoof netlink socket communication via a crafted unicast message.

Affected products

Linux-Ipv6 Umip: 0.4

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00006.html
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127850299910685&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127859390815405&w=2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/06/5
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/07/4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/09/1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41524
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00006.html
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127850299910685&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127859390815405&w=2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/06/5
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/07/4

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