Vulnerability in Avaya Aura Communication Manager
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 allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel memory via vectors related to (1) the tcf_gact_dump function in net/sched/act_gact.c, (2) the tcf_mirred_dump function in net/sched/act_mirred.c, (3) the tcf_nat_dump function in net/sched/act_nat.c, (4) the tcf_simp_dump function in net/sched/act_simple.c, and (5) the tcf_skbedit_dump function in net/sched/act_skbedit.c.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (34.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 35th percentile — 34.9% 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
- Avaya Aura Communication Manager — versions 5.2
- Avaya Aura Presence Services — versions 6.1.1, 6.0, 6.1
- Avaya Aura Session Manager — versions 1.1, 6.0, 5.2
- Avaya Aura System Manager — versions 6.1.1, 6.0, 5.2
- Avaya Aura System Platform — versions 1.1, 6.0
- Avaya Iq — versions 5.0, 5.1
- Avaya Voice Portal — versions 5.0, 5.1
- Linux Kernel — versions 2.6.36
- VMware Esx — versions 4.0, 4.1
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 10.10, 6.06, 10.04
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0723.html (vendor-advisory, Broken Link)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1000-1 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00005.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0771.html (vendor-advisory, Broken Link)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded (mailing-list, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/46397 (Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
- git.kernel.org/
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.36-rc2 (Broken Link)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00004.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2010-2942?
- CVE-2010-2942 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Avaya Aura Communication Manager, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2010-09-21.
- How severe is CVE-2010-2942?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.