CVE-2010-2478

high

Description

Integer overflow in the ethtool_get_rxnfc function in net/core/ethtool.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.33.7 on 32-bit platforms allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via an ETHTOOL_GRXCLSRLALL ethtool command with a large info.rule_cnt value that triggers a buffer overflow, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-3084.

References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=608950

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1000-1

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41223

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/30/17

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/29/3

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/29/1

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00004.html

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=db048b69037e7fa6a7d9e95a1271a50dc08ae233

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2010-09-29

Updated: 2024-11-21

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High