CVE-2010-3861
Published: 10 December 2010
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.
From the Ubuntu security team
Kees Cook discovered that the ethtool interface did not correctly clear kernel memory. A local attacker could read kernel heap memory, leading to a loss of privacy.
Priority
Low
Status
References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-3861
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1041-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1074-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1074-2
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1083-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1093-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1119-1
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian