01 Record
CVE-2010-3861
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
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: redhat
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
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
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
- 0.40% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 34.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- 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
- 2010-12-10 18:00Z15 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 03:26Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2010-10-08
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized ActorClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- c606fca06fd2e52dd25ecb3eaa034ccd9dd3b3e1c6594ca8309864244e78d30b
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SA:2011:004http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00004.html
- secunia.com42778http://secunia.com/advisories/42778
- openwall.com[oss-security] 20101025 CVE request: kernel: heap contents leak from ETHTOOL_GRXCLSRLALLhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/25/4
- secunia.com42801http://secunia.com/advisories/42801
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=646725
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SA:2011:002http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00001.html
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SA:2011:001http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00000.html
- secunia.com42932http://secunia.com/advisories/42932
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-1041-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1041-1
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2011:0007http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0007.html
- openwall.com[oss-security] 20101026 Re: CVE request: kernel: heap contents leak from ETHTOOL_GRXCLSRLALLhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/26/1
- www.vupen.comADV-2011-0124http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0124
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SA:2011:007http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html
- www.vupen.comADV-2011-0298http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2010:0958http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0958.html
- secunia.com42758http://secunia.com/advisories/42758
- secunia.com42890http://secunia.com/advisories/42890
- www.vupen.comADV-2011-0012http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0012
- www.kernel.orghttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36
- git.kernel.orghttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ae6df5f96a51818d6376da5307d773baeece4014
- www.vupen.comADV-2011-0070http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0070
- www.securityfocus.com44427http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44427