CVE-2010-3861

Description

The ethtool_get_rxnfc function in net/core/ethtool.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36 does not initialize a certain block of heap memory, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information via an ETHTOOL_GRXCLSRLALL ethtool command with a large info.rule_cnt value, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-2478.

Category

2.1
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.05%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00004.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42778 third party advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/25/4 mailing list third party advisory patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/42801 third party advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=646725 issue tracking third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00001.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00000.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42932 third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1041-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0007.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/26/1 mailing list third party advisory patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0124 vdb entry third party advisory
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://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0958.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42758 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42890 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0012 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36 broken link
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ae6df5f96a51818d6376da5307d773baeece4014
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0070 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44427 vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-3861?
CVE-2010-3861 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-3861?
To fix CVE-2010-3861, 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-2010-3861 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2010-3861 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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