Veracode Vulnerability DatabaseVERACODE:24463Information Disclosure
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
kernel is vulnerable to information disclosure. A flaw in ethtool_get_rxnfc() in the Linux kernel’s ethtool IOCTL handler. When it is called with a large info.rule_cnt, it could allow a local user to cause an information leak.
References
git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ae6df5f96a51818d6376da5307d773baeece4014
git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=ae6df5f96a51818d6376da5307d773baeece4014
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00000.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00001.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00004.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/25/4
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/26/1
secunia.com/advisories/42758
secunia.com/advisories/42778
secunia.com/advisories/42801
secunia.com/advisories/42890
secunia.com/advisories/42932
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0958.html
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0007.html
www.securityfocus.com/bid/44427
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1041-1
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0012
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0070
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0124
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0958
access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=646725
Related
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