01 Record
CVE-2010-4158
The sk_run_filter function in net/core/filter.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36.2 does not check whether a certain memory location has been initialized before executing a (1) BPF_S_LD_MEM or (2)
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: redhat
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
The sk_run_filter function in net/core/filter.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36.2 does not check whether a certain memory location has been initialized before executing a (1) BPF_S_LD_MEM or (2)
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
- 0.86% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 58.4% 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
- Low. 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
- 2010-12-30 18:00Z15 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 03:34Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2010-11-04
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized ActorClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 731fd0bd6427a9f963c1fb625110a976dba5d2e532fcb167866660e528714602
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
- secunia.com42801http://secunia.com/advisories/42801
- 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
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2011:0017http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0017.html
- secunia.com46397http://secunia.com/advisories/46397
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SA:2011:002http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00001.html
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2010-18983http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/052513.html
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SA:2011:001http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00000.html
- secunia.com42932http://secunia.com/advisories/42932
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2011:0007http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0007.html
- www.vupen.comADV-2011-0124http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0124
- www.spinics.net[netdev] 20101109 [PATCH] Prevent reading uninitialized memory with socket filtershttp://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg146361.html
- www.securityfocus.com20101118 Re: Kernel 0-dayhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514845
- 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-2010-3321http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3321
- 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
- www.kernel.orghttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36.2
- secunia.com42963http://secunia.com/advisories/42963
- www.securityfocus.com44758http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44758
- www.vmware.comhttp://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
- secunia.com42884http://secunia.com/advisories/42884
- www.vupen.comADV-2011-0375http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0375
- secunia.com42890http://secunia.com/advisories/42890
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=651698
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2011:0162http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0162.html
- www.vupen.comADV-2011-0012http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0012
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SA:2011:008http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00002.html
- www.vupen.comADV-2011-0168http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0168
- www.mandriva.comMDVSA-2011:029http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:029
- secunia.com42745http://secunia.com/advisories/42745
- secunia.com43291http://secunia.com/advisories/43291
- www.securityfocus.com20101109 Kernel 0-dayhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514705
- git.kernel.orghttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=57fe93b374a6b8711995c2d466c502af9f3a08bb
- lists.grok.org.uk20101109 Kernel 0-dayhttp://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2010-November/077321.html