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CVE-2010-4158

The sk_run_filter function in net/core/filter.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36.2 does not check whether a certain memory location has been initialized before executing a (1) BPF_S_LD_MEM or (2) BPF_S_LDX_MEM instruction, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a crafted socket filter.

Published:Nov 10, 2010

Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025

EPS:Dec 30, 2010

EPSS Score:0.00212

CVSS Score:2.1

Affected Products

Vendor

Product

Action

Vendor

Fedoraproject

Product

Fedora

Fedoraproject

Fedora

Vendor

Linux

Product

Linux Kernel

Linux

Linux Kernel

Vendor

Opensuse

Product

Opensuse

Opensuse

Opensuse

Vendor

Redhat

Product

Enterprise Linux

Redhat

Enterprise Linux

Vendor

Redhat

Product

Enterprise Mrg

Redhat

Enterprise Mrg

Vendor

Suse

Product

Linux Enterprise Desktop

Suse

Linux Enterprise Desktop

Vendor

Suse

Product

Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension

Suse

Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension

Vendor

Suse

Product

Linux Enterprise Server

Suse

Linux Enterprise Server

Vendor

Suse

Product

Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit

Suse

Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit

Exploits

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514705 http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514845 http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514705 http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514845 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34987

Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

CAPEC-116 Excavation

CAPEC-13 Subverting Environment Variable Values

CAPEC-169 Footprinting

CAPEC-22 Exploiting Trust in Client

CAPEC-224 Fingerprinting

CAPEC-285 ICMP Echo Request Ping

CAPEC-287 TCP SYN Scan

CAPEC-290 Enumerate Mail Exchange (MX) Records

CAPEC-291 DNS Zone Transfers

CAPEC-292 Host Discovery

CAPEC-293 Traceroute Route Enumeration

CAPEC-294 ICMP Address Mask Request

CAPEC-295 Timestamp Request

CAPEC-296 ICMP Information Request

CAPEC-297 TCP ACK Ping

CAPEC-298 UDP Ping

CAPEC-299 TCP SYN Ping

CAPEC-300 Port Scanning

CAPEC-301 TCP Connect Scan

CAPEC-302 TCP FIN Scan

CAPEC-303 TCP Xmas Scan

CAPEC-304 TCP Null Scan

CAPEC-305 TCP ACK Scan

CAPEC-306 TCP Window Scan

CAPEC-307 TCP RPC Scan

CAPEC-308 UDP Scan

CAPEC-309 Network Topology Mapping

CAPEC-310 Scanning for Vulnerable Software

CAPEC-312 Active OS Fingerprinting

CAPEC-313 Passive OS Fingerprinting

CAPEC-317 IP ID Sequencing Probe

CAPEC-318 IP 'ID' Echoed Byte-Order Probe

CAPEC-319 IP (DF) 'Don't Fragment Bit' Echoing Probe

CAPEC-320 TCP Timestamp Probe

CAPEC-321 TCP Sequence Number Probe

CAPEC-322 TCP (ISN) Greatest Common Divisor Probe

CAPEC-323 TCP (ISN) Counter Rate Probe

CAPEC-324 TCP (ISN) Sequence Predictability Probe

CAPEC-325 TCP Congestion Control Flag (ECN) Probe

CAPEC-326 TCP Initial Window Size Probe

CAPEC-327 TCP Options Probe

CAPEC-328 TCP 'RST' Flag Checksum Probe

CAPEC-329 ICMP Error Message Quoting Probe

CAPEC-330 ICMP Error Message Echoing Integrity Probe

CAPEC-472 Browser Fingerprinting

CAPEC-497 File Discovery

CAPEC-508 Shoulder Surfing

CAPEC-573 Process Footprinting

CAPEC-574 Services Footprinting

CAPEC-575 Account Footprinting

CAPEC-576 Group Permission Footprinting

CAPEC-577 Owner Footprinting

CAPEC-59 Session Credential Falsification through Prediction

CAPEC-60 Reusing Session IDs (aka Session Replay)

CAPEC-616 Establish Rogue Location

CAPEC-643 Identify Shared Files/Directories on System

CAPEC-646 Peripheral Footprinting

CAPEC-651 Eavesdropping

CAPEC-79 Using Slashes in Alternate Encoding

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References

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=57fe93b374a6b8711995c2d466c502af9f3a08bb

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/052513.html

http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2010-November/077321.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00004.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00000.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00001.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00004.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00002.html

http://secunia.com/advisories/42745

http://secunia.com/advisories/42778

http://secunia.com/advisories/42801

http://secunia.com/advisories/42884

http://secunia.com/advisories/42890

http://secunia.com/advisories/42932

http://secunia.com/advisories/42963

http://secunia.com/advisories/43291

http://secunia.com/advisories/46397

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36.2

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:029

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0958.html

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0007.html

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0017.html

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0162.html

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514705

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514845

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44758

http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg146361.html

http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3321

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0012

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0124

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0168

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0375

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=651698

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=57fe93b374a6b8711995c2d466c502af9f3a08bb

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/052513.html

http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2010-November/077321.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00004.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00000.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00001.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00004.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00002.html

http://secunia.com/advisories/42745

http://secunia.com/advisories/42778

http://secunia.com/advisories/42801

http://secunia.com/advisories/42884

http://secunia.com/advisories/42890

http://secunia.com/advisories/42932

http://secunia.com/advisories/42963

http://secunia.com/advisories/43291

http://secunia.com/advisories/46397

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36.2

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:029

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0958.html

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0007.html

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0017.html

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0162.html

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514705

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514845

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44758

http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg146361.html

http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3321

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0012

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0124

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0168

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0375

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=651698

Common Vulnerability Scoring System

Attack Vector

Network

Adjacent

Local

Physical

Privileges Required

None

Low

High

User Interaction

None

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Changed

Confidentiality

None

Low

High

Integrity

None

Low

High

Availability

None

Low

High