Information exposure in Linux kernel - CVE-2010-3861
Published: December 10, 2010 / Updated: February 13, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU92573
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2010-3861
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to information exposure error. A local user can gain access to sensitive information.
How to mitigate CVE-2010-3861
Install update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44427
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/26/1
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=646725
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/25/4
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00000.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0958.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00001.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0012
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42758
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42778
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0070
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1041-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42801
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00004.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0124
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42932
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42890
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0007.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ae6df5f96a51818d6376da5307d773baeece4014