# CVE-2010-3876: Information disclosure in n/a

> Local users with CAP_NET_RAW can read sensitive kernel stack memory due to uninitialized structure members in the packet socket implementation.

- **Severity:** Low 1.9 (`AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **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:** Yes
- **Published:** 3 Jan 2011
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-v3hw-wjfp-h8fp

## What is CVE-2010-3876?

CVE-2010-3876 is a low-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 3 Jan 2011. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-909 (Missing Initialization of Resource)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-3876?

It affects 7 products.


Products: Debian Debian Linux, Linux kernel, Opensuse Opensuse, Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop, Suse Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension, Suse Linux Enterprise Server, Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit.

## How do I fix CVE-2010-3876?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2010-3876 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-3876 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2010-3876 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2010-3876 is a low-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 3 Jan 2011. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-3876 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Debian Debian Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-3876/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-3876/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-3876
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-3876
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2010-3876

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