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CVE-2010-3875
The ax25_getname function in net/ax25/af_ax25.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37-rc2 does not initialize a certain structure, which…
Low2.1EPSS 0.39%
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- redhat
Description
The ax25_getname function in net/ax25/af_ax25.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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.39% · top 67% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 2.1.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (10)
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.37-rc2 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20101104 Re: CVE request: kernel stack infoleaks (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- MDVSA-2011:051 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20101102 CVE request: kernel stack infoleaks (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [netdev] 20101031 [PATCH 1/3] net: ax25: fix information leak to userland (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fe10ae53384e48c51996941b7720ee16995cbcb7 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- MDVSA-2011:029 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=649713 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 44630 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- DSA-2126 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
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