CVE-2010-4655
kernel: heap contents leak for CAP_NET_ADMIN via ethtool ioctl
Severity Score
5.5
*CVSS v3.1
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*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
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*KEV
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*SSVC
Descriptions
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.
net/core/ethtool.c en el kernel de Linux anterior a 2.6.36 no inicializa ciertas estructuras de datos, lo que permite a usuarios locales obtener información potencialmente sensible de la memoria dinámica del kernel elevando la capacidad CAP_NET_ADMIN de una llamada ethtool ioctl.
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Timeline
- 2011-01-03 CVE Reserved
- 2011-06-09 CVE Published
- 2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
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- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-665: Improper Initialization
CAPEC
References (15)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b00916b189d13a615ff05c9242201135992fcda3 | X_refsource_confirm | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/46397 | Broken Link | |
| http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36 | Broken Link | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded | Mailing List | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45972 | Third Party Advisory | |
| http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html | Third Party Advisory |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/24/9 | 2023-02-13 | |
| http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/25/3 | 2023-02-13 | |
| http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/25/4 | 2023-02-13 | |
| http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/25/5 | 2023-02-13 | |
| http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/28/1 | 2023-02-13 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=672428 | 2011-04-08 | |
| https://lkml.org/lkml/2010/10/7/297 | 2023-02-13 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1146-1 | 2023-02-13 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-4655 | 2011-04-08 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | < 2.6.36 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " < 2.6.36" | - |
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| Vmware Search vendor "Vmware" | Esx Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esx" | 4.0 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esx" and version "4.0" | - |
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| Vmware Search vendor "Vmware" | Esx Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esx" | 4.1 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esx" and version "4.1" | - |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 8.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "8.04" | - |
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