CVE-2010-3296

N/A Unknown
Published: September 30, 2010 Modified: April 29, 2026
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Description

The cxgb_extension_ioctl function in drivers/net/cxgb3/cxgb3_main.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 CHELSIO_GET_QSET_NUM ioctl call.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=49c37c0334a9b85d30ab3d6b5d1acb05ef2ef6de
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00003.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-11/msg00000.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/9/11/170
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/41440
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42758
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42884
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/46397
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.36-rc5
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/14/2
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/14/7
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0017.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/43221
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1041-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0070
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=633149
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=49c37c0334a9b85d30ab3d6b5d1acb05ef2ef6de
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00003.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-11/msg00000.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/9/11/170
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/41440
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42758
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42884
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/46397
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.36-rc5
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/14/2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/14/7
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0017.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/43221
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1041-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0070
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=633149
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory

42 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.4%
34th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-200

Affected Vendors

linux canonical opensuse debian suse

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