CVE-2010-3296

Description

The cxgb_extension_ioctl function in drivers/net/cxgb3/cxgb3_main.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc5 does not properly initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a CHELSIO_GET_QSET_NUM ioctl call.

Category

2.1
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.10%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.36-rc5 broken link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded mailing list vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0017.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/46397 third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/14/7 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/14/2 third party advisory mailing list
http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/9/11/170 mailing list third party advisory patch
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=49c37c0334a9b85d30ab3d6b5d1acb05ef2ef6de
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1041-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=633149 issue tracking third party advisory patch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298 vdb entry third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00003.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42758 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42884 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0070 vdb entry third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-11/msg00000.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/41440 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/43221 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-3296?
CVE-2010-3296 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-3296?
To fix CVE-2010-3296, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2010-3296 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2010-3296 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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