Vulnerability in Linux Linux_kernel
CVE-2010-4655
net/core/ethtool.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36 does not initialize certain data structures, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel heap memory by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability for a…
Vulnerability class: Dirty Pipe (CVE-2022-0847)
EPSS: 0.001 (17.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Linux Linux_kernel
- Vmware Esx — versions 4.0, 4.1
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 8.04
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- USN-1146-1 (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- 45972 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- [oss-security] 20110124 CVE request: linux kernel heap issues (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- 20111013 VMSA-2011-0012 VMware ESXi and ESX updates to third party libraries and ESX Service Console (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- 46397 (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
- [oss-security] 20110125 Re: CVE request: linux kernel heap issues (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- [oss-security] 20110124 Re: CVE request: linux kernel heap issues (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- [oss-security] 20110125 Re: CVE request: linux kernel heap issues (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2010-4655?
- CVE-2010-4655 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Linux_kernel, classified under Improper Initialization. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2011-07-18.
- How severe is CVE-2010-4655?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.