Information exposure in Linux kernel - CVE-2010-3298
Published: September 30, 2010 / Updated: February 13, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU92597
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-2010-3298
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-2010-3298
Install update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/14/2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/41440
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/9/11/167
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.36-rc5
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=633140
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/14/7
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00003.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1041-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0070
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42758
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/43226
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0007.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42890
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7011e660938fc44ed86319c18a5954e95a82ab3e