Integer overflow in Linux Kernel
CVE-2010-2478
Integer overflow in the ethtool_get_rxnfc function in net/core/ethtool.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.33.7 on 32-bit platforms allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via an ETHTOOL_GRXCLSRLALL ethtool command with a large info.rule_cnt value that triggers a buffer overflow, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-3084.
Vulnerability class: Integer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (33.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 34th percentile — 33.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 10.10, 6.06, 10.04
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop — versions 11
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server — versions 11
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1000-1 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/29/1 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.33.7 (Broken Link)
- git.kernel.org/
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00004.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.network/164869 (mailing-list, Broken Link)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/29/3 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/41223 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/30/17 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)