CVE-2010-3298
N/A
Published: September 30, 2010 at 02:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:22 PM UTC
7 products affected across 5 vendorsLinux KernelDebian LinuxUbuntu Linux
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
Description
The hso_get_count function in drivers/net/usb/hso.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc5 does not properly initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a TIOCGICOUNT ioctl call.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Ubuntu Linux· Canonicalrubygems
95%Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%Affected range stops below 2.6.36, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (16)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00003.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_MLISTPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/9/11/167x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken Link
Source: [email protected]
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.36-rc5Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-200
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