CVE-2010-4655

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.

CVSS v3.0 5.5 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 2.1 LOW

5.5^/10

CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

2.1^/10

CVSS v2.0 : LOW

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/24/9	Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lkml.org/lkml/2010/10/7/297	Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/25/4	Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/25/3	Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/25/5	Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45972	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=672428	Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/28/1	Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/46397	Broken Link
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html	Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1146-1	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b00916b189d13a615ff05c9242201135992fcda3

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:4.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:4.0:::::::*

Configuration 3 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2011-07-18 12:55

Updated : 2023-02-12 19:21

NVD link : CVE-2010-4655

Mitre link : CVE-2010-4655

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CWE

CWE-665

Improper Initialization

Products Affected

vmware

canonical

ubuntu_linux

linux

linux_kernel

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Privileges Required LOW

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