Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2010-3877
The get_name function in net/tipc/socket.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37-rc2 does not initialize a certain structure, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory by reading a copy of this structure.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 1.9 (Low). Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (31.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 31st percentile — 31.2% 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 — versions 2.6.37
- Debian Linux — versions 5.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64578 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded (mailing-list, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0017.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/46397 (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.37-rc2 (Broken Link)
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/04/5 (mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- marc.info/ (mailing-list, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/02/7 (mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html (Third Party Advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)