CVE-2010-3298 is a local information disclosure vulnerability in the Linux kernel (before 2.6.36-rc5), specifically within the hso_get_count function, affecting distributions like Canonical, Debian, and SUSE. It allows local users to extract sensitive kernel stack memory information due to improper structure member initialization during a TIOCGICOUNT ioctl call. With a low CVSS score of 2.1 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N), this vulnerability requires local access and has a low impact, primarily disclosing information. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, indicating a low current threat level.
| Vendor | Product | Version(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 version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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