CVE-2010-3477 Information disclosure in n/a

Low 2.1 Published Updated

Local attackers can read sensitive kernel memory via improper initialization in the network queueing actions implementation.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2010-3477?

CVE-2010-3477 is a low-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 21 Sep 2010. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The tcf_act_police_dump function in net/sched/act_police.c in the actions implementation in the network queueing functionality in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc4 does not properly initialize certain structure members, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel memory via vectors involving a dump operation. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2010-2942.

Weakness: CWE-399

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-3477?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2010-3477?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2010-3477 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-3477 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Canonical Ubuntu Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5jw7-x958-q6mf.

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