PRIOn knowledge basePRION:CVE-2010-4655Design/Logic Flaw
5.5 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
6 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
2.1 Low
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
17.7%
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.
| CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu_linux | eq | 8.04 | |
| linux_kernel | lt | 2.6.36 | |
| esx | eq | 4.1 | |
| esx | eq | 4.0 |
References
git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b00916b189d13a615ff05c9242201135992fcda3
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/24/9
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/25/3
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/25/4
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/25/5
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/28/1
secunia.com/advisories/46397
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded
www.securityfocus.com/bid/45972
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1146-1
www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=672428
lkml.org/lkml/2010/10/7/297
Related
5.5 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
6 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
2.1 Low
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
17.7%