1.9
CVSSv2

CVE-2010-3876

Published: 03/01/2011 Updated: 13/02/2023
CVSS v2 Base Score: 1.9 | Impact Score: 2.9 | Exploitability Score: 3.4
VMScore: 169
Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Vulnerability Summary

net/packet/af_packet.c in the Linux kernel prior to 2.6.37-rc2 does not properly initialize certain structure members, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory by leveraging the CAP_NET_RAW capability to read copies of the applicable structures.

Vulnerability Trend

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linux linux kernel 2.6.37

linux linux kernel

suse linux enterprise server 10

suse linux enterprise server 9

opensuse opensuse 11.2

opensuse opensuse 11.3

suse linux enterprise desktop 10

suse linux enterprise software development kit 10

suse linux enterprise real time extension 11

debian debian linux 5.0

Vendor Advisories

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