CVE-2010-3876

N/A Unknown
Published: January 03, 2011 Modified: April 29, 2026
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Description

net/packet/af_packet.c in the Linux kernel before 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.

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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/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=67286640f638f5ad41a946b9a3dc75327950248f
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=128854507220908&w=2
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Third Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/02/10
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/02/12
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/02/7
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/02/9
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/04/5
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42789
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42890
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42963
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-2.6.37-rc2
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0958.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0004.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0007.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0162.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/44630
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0024
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0168
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=649715
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=67286640f638f5ad41a946b9a3dc75327950248f
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=128854507220908&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Third Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/02/10
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/02/12
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/02/7
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/02/9
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/04/5
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42789
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42890
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42963
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-2.6.37-rc2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0958.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0004.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0007.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0162.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/44630
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
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/2011/0024
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0168
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=649715
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory

46 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.4%
29th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-909

Affected Vendors

debian linux suse opensuse

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