Description
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.
Published: 2011-07-18
Score: 5.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2264-1 linux-2.6 security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2010-4620 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1041-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1083-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1093-1 Linux Kernel vulnerabilities (Marvell Dove)
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1146-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1164-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities (i.MX51)
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1202-1 Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
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Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Linux Linux Kernel
Redhat Enterprise Linux Enterprise Mrg
Vmware Esx
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T03:51:17.975Z

Reserved: 2011-01-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2010-4655

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2011-07-18T19:55:00.737

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2010-4655

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2010-4655 - Bugzilla

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