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CVE-2010-3877 json

The get_name function in net/tipc/socket.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37-rc2 does not initialize a certain structure, which allows loca…

published 15y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2010-3855

cvss
1.9
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 33%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The get_name function in net/tipc/socket.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37-rc2 does not initialize a certain structure, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory by reading a copy of this structure.

Patch / fix

  • linux linux_kernel 2.6.37
  • kernel RHEL 5 2.6.18-238.el5
  • kernel-PAE RHEL 5 2.6.18-238.el5
  • kernel-xen RHEL 5 2.6.18-238.el5
  • kernel-kdump RHEL 5 2.6.18-238.el5
  • kernel-debuginfo-common RHEL 5 2.6.18-238.el5

red hat advisories RHSA-2011:0017

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red hat product security vex CVE-2010-3877 updated cvss 1.9

kernel: net/tipc/socket.c: reading uninitialized stack memory

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) kernel 2.6.18-238.el5, kernel-PAE 2.6.18-238.el5, kernel-xen 2.6.18-238.el5, kernel-kdump 2.6.18-238.el5, kernel-debuginfo-common 2.6.18-238.el5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) kernel 2.6.18-238.el5, kernel-PAE 2.6.18-238.el5, kernel-xen 2.6.18-238.el5, kernel-kdump 2.6.18-238.el5, kernel-debuginfo-common 2.6.18-238.el5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2011:0017

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Exploit prediction

0.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 33% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 1.9 AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-909 Missing Initialization of Resource
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