Unscored severity · published Jan 3, 2011
CVE-2010-3876
net/packet/af_packet.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37-rc2 does not properly initialize certain structure members, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive…
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CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
net/packet/af_packet.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37-rc2 does not properly initialize certain structure members, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory by leveraging the CAP_NET_RAW capability to read copies of the applicable structures.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 31% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
before 2.6.37; 2.6.37; 2.6.37 · source: NVD
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
5.0 · source: NVD
LE
Linux Enterprise Desktop · Suse
10 · source: NVD
LE
Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension · Suse
11 · source: NVD
LE
Linux Enterprise Server · Suse
9; 10 · source: NVD
LE
Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit · Suse
10 · source: NVD
OP
Opensuse · Opensuse
11.2; 11.3 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-3876
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-3876
git.kernel.org
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=67286640f638f5ad41a946b9a3dc75327950248f
Patch
http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=128854507220908&w=2
Mailing List
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/02/10
Mailing List
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/02/12
Mailing List
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/02/7
Mailing List
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/02/9
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