Description
The tcf_act_police_dump function in net/sched/act_police.c in the actions implementation in the network queueing functionality in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc4 does not properly initialize certain structure members, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel memory via vectors involving a dump operation. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2010-2942.
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Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DSA |
DSA-2126-1 | New Linux 2.6.26 packages fix several issues |
EUVD |
EUVD-2010-3475 | The tcf_act_police_dump function in net/sched/act_police.c in the actions implementation in the network queueing functionality in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc4 does not properly initialize certain structure members, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel memory via vectors involving a dump operation. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2010-2942. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1000-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1074-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1074-2 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1083-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1093-1 | Linux Kernel vulnerabilities (Marvell Dove) |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T03:11:44.267Z
Reserved: 2010-09-21T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2010-3477
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Status : Modified
Published: 2010-09-21T20:00:02.987
Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040
Link: CVE-2010-3477
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
Debian DSA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN