CVE-2010-4655
MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: July 18, 2011 at 07:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:25 PM UTC
3 products affected across 3 vendorsLinux KernelUbuntu LinuxESX
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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
Description
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 an ethtool ioctl call.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Ubuntu Linux· Canonicalrubygems
95%v < 2.6.36
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:
References (14)
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/24/9Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/25/3Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/25/4Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/25/5Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/28/1Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/46397x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken Link
Source: [email protected]
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-665
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