CVE-2010-4655
CVSS 5.5 - MEDIUM
Description
net/core/ethtool.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36 does not initialize certain data structures, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel heap memory by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability for an ethtool ioctl call.
Affected Products
4| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel |
All versions
|
| vmware | esx |
4.0
|
| vmware | esx |
4.1
|
| canonical | ubuntu_linux |
8.04
|
References
Weakness Types
CWE-665
CVE Information
- CVE ID:
CVE-2010-4655- Published:
- 2011-07-18
- Modified:
- 2026-04-29
- CVSS Score:
- 5.5
- Severity:
- MEDIUM
- Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Affected Vendors
linux
vmware
canonical
Quick Actions
CVSS Severity Scale
0.0 - 3.9
LOW
4.0 - 6.9
MEDIUM
7.0 - 8.9
HIGH
9.0 - 10.0
CRITICAL