5.5

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.
Daten sind bereitgestellt durch National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
LinuxLinux Kernel Version < 2.6.36
VMwareEsx Version4.0
VMwareEsx Version4.1
CanonicalUbuntu Linux Version8.04 SwEdition-
Zu dieser CVE wurde keine Warnung gefunden.
EPSS Metriken
Typ Quelle Score Percentile
EPSS FIRST.org 0.4% 0.318
CVSS Metriken
Quelle Base Score Exploit Score Impact Score Vector String
nvd@nist.gov 5.5 1.8 3.6
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
nvd@nist.gov 2.1 3.9 2.9
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
CWE-665 Improper Initialization

The product does not initialize or incorrectly initializes a resource, which might leave the resource in an unexpected state when it is accessed or used.

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