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Improper Initialization Affecting kernel-uek-debug package, versions <0:2.6.32-100.28.11.el5

Severity

high

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.05% (21st percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ORACLE5-KERNELUEKDEBUG-2464151
  • published 10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed 18 Jul 2011
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Introduced: 18 Jul 2011

CVE-2010-4655 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-665 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:5 kernel-uek-debug to version 0:2.6.32-100.28.11.el5 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2011-2014.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-uek-debug package and not the kernel-uek-debug package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:5 relevant fixed versions and status.

net/core/ethtool.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36 does not initialize certain data structures, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel heap memory by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability for an ethtool ioctl call.

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CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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Snyk

5.5 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Local
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    Low
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    None
  • Availability (A)
    None
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NVD

5.5 medium
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Red Hat

2.9 low