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.
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Published : 2011-07-18 19:55
Updated : 2023-12-10 11:03
NVD link : CVE-2010-4655
Mitre link : CVE-2010-4655
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2010-4655
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Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel
canonical
- ubuntu_linux
vmware
- esx
CWE
CWE-665
Improper Initialization