CVE-2010-4655

Description

net/core/ethtool.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36 does not initialize certain data structures, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel heap memory by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability for an ethtool ioctl call.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.05%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1146-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45972 vdb entry third party advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/24/9 mailing list third party advisory patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded mailing list vdb entry third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/46397 third party advisory broken link
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/25/4 mailing list third party advisory patch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/25/3 mailing list third party advisory patch
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html third party advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/25/5 mailing list third party advisory patch
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b00916b189d13a615ff05c9242201135992fcda3
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36 broken link
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/28/1 mailing list third party advisory patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=672428 issue tracking third party advisory patch
https://lkml.org/lkml/2010/10/7/297 mailing list third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-4655?
CVE-2010-4655 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-4655?
To fix CVE-2010-4655, 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-2010-4655 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2010-4655 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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