CVE-2010-3875

Description

The ax25_getname function in net/ax25/af_ax25.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37-rc2 does not initialize a certain structure, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory by reading a copy of this structure.

Category

2.1
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.07%
Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com 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-2.6.37-rc2 broken link
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/04/5 mailing list third party advisory patch
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:051 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/02/7 mailing list third party advisory patch
http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=128854507120898&w=2 mailing list third party advisory patch
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fe10ae53384e48c51996941b7720ee16995cbcb7
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:029 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=649713 issue tracking third party advisory patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44630 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-2010-3875?
CVE-2010-3875 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-3875?
To fix CVE-2010-3875, 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-2010-3875 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2010-3875 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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