CVE-2010-4655

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net/core/ethtool.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36 does not initialize certain data structures, which allows local use

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5 EPSS 0.00053

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No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence

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Weakness Classification

CWE-665Improper Initialization

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Affected Products & Versions

linux kernel< 2.6.36
vmware esxall versions
canonical ubuntu linuxall versions

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Scoring & Timeline

5.5

MEDIUM · CVSS v3.1 · secalert@redhat.com

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Attack Vector

Network Adjacent Local Physical

Attack Complexity

Low High

Privileges Required

None Low High

User Interaction

None Required

Scope

Unchanged Changed

Confidentiality

None Low High

Integrity

None Low High

Availability

None Low High

Published to NVD18 Jul 2011 · 07:55 PM

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Vendor Advisories

usnUSN-1202-1
usnUSN-1164-1
usnUSN-1146-1
usnUSN-1093-1
usnUSN-1083-1
Show all 10 vendor advisoriesrhsaRHSA-2011:0421Low
rhsaRHSA-2011:0263Important
rhsaRHSA-2011:0330Important
usnUSN-1041-1
rhsaRHSA-2011:0303Moderate

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References & Sources

Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/24/9Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/25/3Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/25/4Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/25/5Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/28/1Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory

Show all 14 references

http://secunia.com/advisories/46397Broken Link

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36Broken Link

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threadedThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45972Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1146-1Third Party Advisory

http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.htmlThird Party Advisory

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=672428Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory

https://lkml.org/lkml/2010/10/7/297Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory

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