VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2010-3861

CVSS score2.1 NONE
EPSS probability0.41%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2010-12-10
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

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 classification

  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-200

Primary references