CVE-2010-3877
N/A
Published: January 3, 2011 at 07:26 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:23 PM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsLinux KernelDebian Linux
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
Description
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%Affected range stops below 2.6.37, 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:
References (15)
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=128854507420917&w=2Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/02/7Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/04/5Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken Link
Source: [email protected]
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.37-rc2Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-909
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