CVE-2010-3861 Information disclosure in n/a

What is CVE-2010-3861?

CVE-2010-3861 is a low-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 10 Dec 2010. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The ethtool_get_rxnfc function in net/core/ethtool.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36 does not initialize a certain block of heap memory, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information via an ETHTOOL_GRXCLSRLALL ethtool command with a large info.rule_cnt value, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-2478.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-3861?

It affects 6 products.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Linux kernel, Opensuse Opensuse, Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop, Suse Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension, Suse Linux Enterprise Server.

How do I fix CVE-2010-3861?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2010-3861 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-3861 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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All Canonical Ubuntu Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-fp8j-xh66-8w79.