CVEvulnerability

CVE-2010-4158

2.1 LOW Published 2010-12-30 Modified 2026-06-16 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2010-12-30
Last modified
2026-06-16
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
2.1 LOW — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weaknesses
CWE-200

Description

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.

Affected configurations

• linux linux kernel (< 2.6.36.2) • fedoraproject fedora 13 • opensuse opensuse 11.2 • opensuse opensuse 11.3 • suse linux enterprise desktop 10 • suse linux enterprise desktop 11 • suse linux enterprise real time extension 11 • suse linux enterprise server 9 • suse linux enterprise server 10 • suse linux enterprise server 11 • suse linux enterprise software development kit 10

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

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

References