01 Record
CVE-2010-2942
The actions implementation in the network queueing functionality in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc2 does not properly initialize certain structure members when performing dump operations, which
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: redhat
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
The actions implementation in the network queueing functionality in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc2 does not properly initialize certain structure members when performing dump operations, which
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.42% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 36.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 5.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2010-09-21 17:00Z16 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 02:55Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2010-08-04
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-401Missing Release of Memory after Effective LifetimeVariant
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- cb374a8888e6378327ae95eacd4ca0ef26b2b3aca27e4dd4d0689e5425280af5
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=624903
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2010:0723http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0723.html
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-1000-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1000-1
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SA:2010:041http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00005.html
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2010:0771http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0771.html
- www.securityfocus.com20111013 VMSA-2011-0012 VMware ESXi and ESX updates to third party libraries and ESX Service Consolehttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded
- secunia.com46397http://secunia.com/advisories/46397
- git.kernel.orghttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1c40be12f7d8ca1d387510d39787b12e512a7ce8
- www.kernel.orghttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.36-rc2
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SA:2010:040http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00004.html
- www.vupen.comADV-2010-2430http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2430
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SA:2011:007http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SA:2010:060http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00004.html
- www.vupen.comADV-2011-0298http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298
- patchwork.ozlabs.orghttp://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/61857/
- www.vmware.comhttp://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
- support.avaya.comhttp://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100113326
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20100818 CVE request - kernel: net sched memleakhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/08/18/1
- www.securityfocus.com42529http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42529
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20100819 Re: CVE request - kernel: net sched memleakhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/08/19/4
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SA:2010:054http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-11/msg00000.html
- secunia.com41512http://secunia.com/advisories/41512
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2010:0779http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0779.html