Information disclosure in Linux Kernel
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) BPF_S_LDX_MEM instruction, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a crafted socket filter.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 2.1 (Low). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.009 (57.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 57th percentile — 57.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 13
- openSUSE — versions 11.3, 11.2
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop — versions 10, 11
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension — versions 11
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server — versions 10, 11, 9
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit — versions 10
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00004.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/42778 (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/42801 (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- 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)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00001.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/052513.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00000.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/42932 (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)