CVE-2010-3298

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 2
Modified
Published: 30 Sept 2010, 14:00
Last modified:07 Aug 2024, 03:03

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
minimal
8/100
CVSS Score
2.1 LOW
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.07% LOW
0% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

30 Sept 2010, 14:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
07 Aug 2024, 03:03
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

The hso_get_count function in drivers/net/usb/hso.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc5 does not properly initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a TIOCGICOUNT ioctl call.

CVSS Metrics

  • v2.0•LOW•Score: 2.1AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.07%• Percentile: 22%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-200•Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

    The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.

Affected Systems

  • canonical•ubuntu_linux

    9.10 | 10.04 | 10.10

  • debian•debian_linux

    5.0

  • linux•linux_kernel

    < 2.6.36 | 2.6.36 | 2.6.36:rc1 | 2.6.36:rc2 | 2.6.36:rc3 | 2.6.36:rc4

  • opensuse•opensuse

    11.2 | 11.3

  • suse•linux_enterprise_desktop

    11:sp1

  • suse•linux_enterprise_real_time_extension

    11:sp1

  • suse•linux_enterprise_server

    11:sp1

References (16)