Information Exposure Affecting kernel-firmware package, versions <0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (17th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE6-KERNELFIRMWARE-2454571
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed10 Dec 2010

Introduced: 10 Dec 2010

CVE-2010-3861  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:6 kernel-firmware to version 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2011-0007.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-firmware package and not the kernel-firmware package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

The ethtool_get_rxnfc function in net/core/ethtool.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36 does not initialize a certain block of heap memory, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information via an ETHTOOL_GRXCLSRLALL ethtool command with a large info.rule_cnt value, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-2478.

CVSS Base Scores

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