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CVE-2010-2942

Published: Sep 21, 2010Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-401
5.5MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 66.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

The actions implementation in the network queueing functionality in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc2 does not properly initialize certain structure members when performing dump operations, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel memory via vectors related to (1) the tcf_gact_dump function in net/sched/act_gact.c, (2) the tcf_mirred_dump function in net/sched/act_mirred.c, (3) the tcf_nat_dump function in net/sched/act_nat.c, (4) the tcf_simp_dump function in net/sched/act_simple.c, and (5) the tcf_skbedit_dump function in net/sched/act_skbedit.c.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-401

Affected Products

avaya
commercial·USaka s8300, avaya communication manager
aura communication manager
Communications
aura presence services
Communications
aura session manager
Communications
aura system manager
Communications
aura system platform
Communications
iq
Communications
voice portal
Communications
Novell Inc.
commercial·USaka suse
openSUSEOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
suse linux enterprise desktopOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
suse linux enterprise serverOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
linux
oss-projectaka the linux kernel
linux kernelOn-premOS
Operating Systems
canonical
commercial·GBaka canonical ltd.
ubuntu linuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
opensuse
oss-project·DE
opensuseOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
vmware
commercial·USaka vmware inc
esxOn-prem
Cloud & SaaS / virtualization
and 1 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

https://www.suse.com/support/security/advisories/2010_54_kernel.html
suse.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=621435
bugzilla.redhat.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=624903
bugzilla.redhat.com
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