VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2010-3877
The get_name function in net/tipc/socket.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37-rc2 does not initialize a certain structure, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory by reading a copy of this structure.
LOW 1.9EPSS 0.39%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.39%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The get_name function in net/tipc/socket.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37-rc2 does not initialize a certain structure, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory by reading a copy of this structure.
- CVSS 2.0
- 1.9 LOWAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.39% probability · 32th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-909
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel · debian/debian linux
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=88f8a5e3e7defccd3925cabb1ee4d3994e5cdb52
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=128854507420917&w=2Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/02/7Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/04/5Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42884Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46397Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126Third Party Advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.37-rc2Broken Link
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:029Third Party Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0017.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threadedThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44630Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=649717Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64578Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=88f8a5e3e7defccd3925cabb1ee4d3994e5cdb52
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=128854507420917&w=2Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/02/7Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/04/5Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42884Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46397Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126Third Party Advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.37-rc2Broken Link
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:029Third Party Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0017.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threadedThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44630Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=649717Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64578Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.