CVE-2010-3861 is a heap memory initialization vulnerability in the Linux kernel (before version 2.6.36) affecting Canonical, Linux, OpenSUSE, and SUSE distributions. A local attacker can exploit this flaw by sending a crafted ETHTOOL_GRXCLSRLALL command with a large rule_cnt value to potentially expose sensitive information. With a CVSS score of 2.1 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N), this vulnerability is considered low severity, requiring local access and resulting in a potential information disclosure. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, indicating a low exploitation risk.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.6.36CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:11:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_real_time_extension:11:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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