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CVE-2010-3297

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2010-3297 is a local information disclosure vulnerability affecting the Linux kernel, specifically in the eql.c driver, impacting distributions like Debian, Ubuntu, and openSUSE. It allows local users to expose sensitive kernel stack memory via an EQL_GETMASTRCFG ioctl call due to improper structure initialization. Rated with a CVSS score of 2.1 (low severity), it requires local access and has a low attack complexity, with the only impact being confidentiality. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, indicating a low current threat level.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 2.6.36CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.36CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.36CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.36CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.36CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

2.1LOW

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.41%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
33.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0041 is in the 58th percentile among its peer group of 2,096 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.6 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

redhatpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: MRG for RHEL-5Fixed in: kernel-rt-0:2.6.33.7-rt29.45.el5rt
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2010-3297Low

kernel: drivers/net/eql.c: reading uninitialized stack memory

Sep 11, 2010

References

git.kernel.org
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00003.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2010-11/msg00000.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lkml.org / lkml/2010/9/11/168
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/41440
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/42758
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/43161
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2010/dsa-2126
Third Party Advisory
kernel.org / pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.36-rc5
Broken Link
mandriva.com / security/advisories
Third Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2010/09/14/2
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2010/09/14/7
Mailing ListPatch
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2010-0771.html
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/43229
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-1041-1
Third Party Advisory
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-1057-1
Third Party Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2011/0070
Third Party Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2011/0280
Third Party Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2011/0298
Third Party Advisory