CVE-2010-4655
low-risk
Published 2011-07-18
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.
Do I need to act?
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0.05% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.5/10
Medium
LOCAL
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (4)
References (28)
Mailing List
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/24/9
Mailing List
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/25/3
Mailing List
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/25/4
Mailing List
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/25/5
Mailing List
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/28/1
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/46397
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45972
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1146-1
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=672428
Mailing List
https://lkml.org/lkml/2010/10/7/297
Mailing List
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/24/9
Mailing List
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/25/3
Mailing List
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/25/4
Mailing List
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/25/5
Mailing List
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/28/1
and 8 more references
28
/ 100
low-risk
Severity
18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability
0/34 · Minimal
Exposure
10/34 · Low