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.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
5.5 MEDIUM
LOCAL
LOW
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
redhatCNA
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CVEADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 13%
VendorProductVersion
linuxlinux_kernel
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< 2.6.36
vmwareesx
4.0
vmwareesx
4.1
canonicalubuntu_linux
8.04
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= Vulnerable software versions
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
linux
natty
not-affected
maverick
Fixed 2.6.35-25.43
released
lucid
Fixed 2.6.32-27.49
released
karmic
Fixed 2.6.31-22.70
released
hardy
Fixed 2.6.24-29.90
released
dapper
dne
linux-ec2
natty
dne
maverick
ignored
lucid
Fixed 2.6.32-311.22
released
karmic
Fixed 2.6.31-307.23
released
hardy
dne
dapper
dne
linux-fsl-imx51
natty
dne
maverick
dne
lucid
Fixed 2.6.31-609.26
released
karmic
ignored
hardy
dne
dapper
dne
linux-lts-backport-maverick
natty
dne
maverick
dne
lucid
Fixed 2.6.35-25.44~lucid1
released
karmic
dne
hardy
dne
dapper
dne
linux-lts-backport-natty
natty
dne
maverick
dne
lucid
not-affected
hardy
dne
linux-mvl-dove
natty
dne
maverick
Fixed 2.6.32-414.30
released
lucid
Fixed 2.6.32-213.29
released
karmic
ignored
hardy
dne
dapper
dne
linux-source-2.6.15
natty
dne
maverick
dne
lucid
dne
karmic
dne
hardy
dne
dapper
ignored
linux-ti-omap4
natty
not-affected
maverick
Fixed 2.6.35-903.23
released
lucid
dne
karmic
dne
hardy
dne
dapper
dne
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
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
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/25/3
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/25/4
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/25/5
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/28/1
http://secunia.com/advisories/46397
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45972
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1146-1
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=672428
https://lkml.org/lkml/2010/10/7/297
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
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/25/3
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/25/4
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/25/5
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/28/1
http://secunia.com/advisories/46397
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45972
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1146-1
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=672428
https://lkml.org/lkml/2010/10/7/297