CVE - CVE-2010-3861

CVE-ID
CVE-2010-3861	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
The ethtool_get_rxnfc function in net/core/ethtool.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36 does not initialize a certain block of heap memory, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information via an ETHTOOL_GRXCLSRLALL ethtool command with a large info.rule_cnt value, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-2478.
References
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MISC:42758 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/42758 MISC:42778 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/42778 MISC:42801 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/42801 MISC:42890 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/42890 MISC:42932 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/42932 MISC:44427 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44427 MISC:ADV-2011-0012 URL:~~http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0012~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:ADV-2011-0070 URL:~~http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0070~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:ADV-2011-0124 URL:~~http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0124~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:ADV-2011-0298 URL:~~http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:RHSA-2010:0958 URL:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0958.html MISC:RHSA-2011:0007 URL:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0007.html MISC:SUSE-SA:2011:001 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00000.html MISC:SUSE-SA:2011:002 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00001.html MISC:SUSE-SA:2011:004 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00004.html MISC:SUSE-SA:2011:007 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html MISC:USN-1041-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1041-1 MISC:[oss-security] 20101025 CVE request: kernel: heap contents leak from ETHTOOL_GRXCLSRLALL URL:http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/25/4 MISC:[oss-security] 20101026 Re: CVE request: kernel: heap contents leak from ETHTOOL_GRXCLSRLALL URL:http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/26/1 MISC:http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ae6df5f96a51818d6376da5307d773baeece4014 URL:http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ae6df5f96a51818d6376da5307d773baeece4014 MISC:http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36 URL:http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36 MISC:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=646725 URL:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=646725
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20101008	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
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Assigned (20101008)
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