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CVE-2010-4565
The bcm_connect function in net/can/bcm.c (aka the Broadcast Manager) in the Controller Area Network (CAN) implementation in the Linux…
Low2.1EPSS 0.49%
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- mitre
Description
The bcm_connect function in net/can/bcm.c (aka the Broadcast Manager) in the Controller Area Network (CAN) implementation in the Linux kernel 2.6.36 and earlier creates a publicly accessible file with a filename containing a kernel memory address, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information about kernel memory use by listing this filename.
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)
- 0.49% · top 58% 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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- affected n/a
References (11)
- [oss-security] 20101220 CVE request: kernel: CAN information leak, 2nd attempt (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [netdev] 20101102 Re: [SECURITY] CAN info leak/minor heap overflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [netdev] 20101109 Re: [PATCH] Fix CAN info leak/minor heap overflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20101220 Re: CVE request: kernel: CAN information leak, 2nd attempt (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20101104 Re: CVE request: kernel: CAN information leak (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=664544 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- [netdev] 20101110 Re: [PATCH] Fix CAN info leak/minor heap overflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [netdev] 20101102 [SECURITY] CAN info leak/minor heap overflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 44661 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- MDVSA-2011:029 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20101103 CVE request: kernel: CAN information leak (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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